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“Talking about my abortion.”
/13 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderIn this link is the abortion story of a woman named Molly. You should know before you read it that there are some graphic descriptions and there’s some language. But you should read it. It’s very interesting. I thought the most interesting quote was here: What about for the in-between? The post-abortive women who need […]
“Now that I’m safe, I’m pro-choice.”
/146 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardMeet Joe, the star of today’s hypothetical. Joe hates wearing seat belts. He does wear them, but only because it’s required by law in his state and he’s gotten a few too many citations. Joe gets into a serious car accident, but survives. Doctors tell him that without the seat belt, he almost certainly would […]
What do Americans think about abortion?
/6 Comments/in Research, Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s guest post by Nathaniel Givens originally appeared on his personal blog, Difficult Run.] Will Saletan, the national correspondent at Slate, is a smart and independent thinker on the abortion issue. He even wrote a controversial but highly regarded book called Bearing Right: How Conservatives Won the Abortion War. Peter Beinart, editor of The New […]
What Wendy Davis’ political doublespeak means for children like my son
/30 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s guest post by JoAnna Wahlund is part of our paid blogging program.] Last June, Texas state senator Wendy Davis became infamous due to her ultimately unsuccessful attempt to filibuster proposed abortion laws that implemented rigorous safety regulations on abortion facilities and also banned abortion after 20 weeks gestation (with exceptions for the life of […]
How do mental health professionals deal with abortion?
/11 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s guest post by Chris Rostenberg is part of our paid blogging program.] Many mental health providers in Westchester County, New York, censor speech about abortion in day programs, outpatient or inpatient therapy, group therapy, one-on-one therapy, social clubs and half-way houses. I have a mental illness. I also believe strongly that abortion is a […]
“What if she’s lying?”
/28 Comments/in Rape Exception /by Monica SnyderPreface: Many pro-life activists argue that abortion should be illegal even in the case of rape. While SPL does not take a position on the rape exception, we do agree that the rape exception should be discussed with particular sensitivity. Whenever you are discussing topics related to sexual assault, whether in the context of abortion or […]
Best “parasite” I’ve ever heard of!
/24 Comments/in Biology, Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardToday’s blog post serves as a place to compile sources for the assertions in the above graphic. As an initial matter, let me note that it is not Secular Pro-Life’s position that unborn children must “earn their keep” to have the right to life. (In the same vein, the fact that infants sleep and poop […]
Intrinsic vs. Instrumental Value
/14 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Clinton WilcoxDiscussion of the concepts of intrinsic and instrumental value goes back at least as far as the ancient Greeks. It has pretty much gone unchallenged for all that time until the last hundred years or so, but even then there really haven’t been any major challenges to the concept. The concept of human beings as […]
Radical Islam and Sex-Selective Abortion
/10 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s guest post by Roger McCormack is part of our paid blogging program.] I wrote recently on this blog regarding the connection between religious chauvinism and sex-selective abortion, using reactionary Hinduism as an example. Sadly, this phenomenon extends to the Muslim world as well. Extremist Islamic subcultures devalue women, and sometimes this devaluation is accomplished […]
The Secular Pro-Life Position – Stanford University Presentation
/4 Comments/in Speeches, Discussions, Presentations, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderOn Wednesday evening, SPL gave a presentation to the Stanford Students for Life discussing why we need secular arguments against abortion and what some of those secular arguments are. The presentation was followed by a great question and answer session with the students. To see the presentation and most of* the Q&A, click here, or […]