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Tomorrow: #LifeMatters Tweet & Blogfest
/1 Comment/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardThe Feminist Majority Foundation (which, despite the name, unfortunately does not actually stand with the majority of women who believe that abortion is immoral) is promoting the twitter hashtag #abortionmatters to spread pro-abortion propaganda. They are referring to it as a “blog carnival” and say that the purpose is to “encourage wider education on the […]
“Against Abortion but For Choice” is a Cop-Out
/81 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s guest post by Todd Pettigrew is part of our paid blogging program.] In today’s often polarized abortion debates, one common middle position is the stance that says “I’m not in favor of abortion, but I think people should have the right to choose.” At first, this sounds like admirably enlightened and judicious. It sounds […]
A Critique of Mary Anne Warren’s On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion, Part II
/22 Comments/in Personhood /by Clinton WilcoxIn part one of this examination, I showed that the pro-life position is not logically incoherent in considering the unborn to be human beings, both in the genetic sense and the moral sense. In this article, I’ll examine Warren’s criteria for personhood and show how the unborn certainly qualify. 2. Defining the moral community. Warren […]
Religious Minorities and the Pro-Life Movement
/20 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardLast Tuesday, Kristen Hatten, writing for Live Action News, wrote a piece that’s gotten quite a bit of attention, entitled “Atheists, agnostics, pagans, and more: do they have a place in the pro-life movement?” First of all, let me say that I’m pleased to see this conversation is happening. It’s long overdue. And I’m in […]
SPL is coming to Yale!
/2 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardAbove: Ivy League student groups at the March for Life Your president, Kelsey Hazzard, here. Choose Life at Yale invites you to the Vita et Veritas (Life and Truth) conference, on Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19. The conference will feature speakers from a variety of pro-life organizations, both religious and secular. I’m slated […]
How Common is Infanticide in Abortion Facilities?
/38 Comments/in Later Abortion /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s guest post by Frank Ludwig is part of our paid blogging program.] In ancient Rome it was customary to present a newborn child to the family patriarch who would decide whether the infant would live or die. Today this right is claimed by the mothers. While the majority of even late-term abortion campaigners agree […]
A Critique of Mary Anne Warren’s On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion, Part I
/11 Comments/in Personhood /by Clinton WilcoxI recently gave an in-depth critique of one of the most important articles ever written on the abortion issue. I would like to turn my attention now to another popular essay written by Mary Anne Warren called On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion. Whereas Thomson argued that pro-choice people can assume the unborn […]
“Back-Alley” Argument Disrespects Women’s Intelligence
/141 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardWe’ve all heard the pro-choice argument that if abortion is made illegal again, women will be forced to go to dangerous back-alley abortionists, and women will die as a result. There are many pro-life responses to this. You can explain that maternal deaths from abortion actually decreased before Roe v. Wade, due to advances in […]
Secular Pro-Life Launches Monthly Donation Campaign
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardSecular Pro-Life has big plans, but to move forward, we need to be able to predict incoming donations with confidence. That’s why we’re looking for new monthly donors to support our life-saving work! The goal: $1000/month by September 12. Click here to learn more and give.
My Baby: Human Then, and Human Now
/4 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s guest post by Leena Kollar is part of our paid blogging program.] It was a quiet Sunday evening and my husband and I were winding down for the night to go to bed. We had contemplated going out to see a movie at the theater but decided against it. In hindsight, I am relieved […]