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“Reproductive Rights are Human Rights”
/22 Comments/in Uncategorized /by admin[Today’s entry is re-posted from “Yeah, but…“] Stumbled upon this Elle story about men who don’t want to be fathers but are “forced”* to by their pregnant partners. Dubay’s argument was that while his girlfriend was permitted by the Constitution to end her pregnancy for any reason, he had no comparable right, in violation of […]
Tonight: SPL at Columbia U
/2 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardTonight at 8pm Eastern, Secular Pro-Life president Kelsey Hazzard will give a presentation at Columbia University. It’s the same presentation as last week at the University of Richmond, but this time it will be recorded, so look out for video next week! Of course, nothing beats being there in person, and we’d love to see […]
Aborting to protect our bodies?
/24 Comments/in Bodily Rights /by admin[Today’s entry is re-posted from “Yeah, but…“] We hear a lot about bodily rights during the abortion debate. Moving beyond the abortion debate to society in general, I think it’s clear that bodily rights are fundamental. It seems most other pro-lifers think it’s clear too. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a pro-lifer that says they’d […]
News round-up
/1 Comment/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardA big story out of Florida broke late on Friday, so you might have missed it. Florida is considering legislation to provide care for babies who are born alive in failed abortions. (A federal Born-Alive Infant Protection Act was enacted during the Bush administration, but pro-life legal eagles have encouraged the passage of state-level versions […]
A Critique of Judith Jarvis Thomson’s A Defense of Abortion, Part II
/4 Comments/in Bodily Rights, Philosophy /by Clinton WilcoxFor part one of this series, click here. Section 1. The “extreme” pro-life view. [1] I agree with Thomson that the view that abortion is impermissible even to save the mother’s life is an extreme pro-life view. I believe that abortions are justified if the mother’s life is in immediate jeopardy. [2] She does wonder […]
We want your opinion
/4 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardIn the coming weeks and months, Secular Pro-Life leaders will be taking a review of where we are and how we should move forward. We would like your input on our long-term plans. Please take just a minute to answer this simple two-question survey. Thank you! Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the […]
Tonight: SPL at University of Richmond
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardTonight at 8:15pm EST, Secular Pro-Life president Kelsey Hazzard will give a presentation at the University of Richmond. This event is free and open to the public. Tyler Haynes Commons Room 348 28 Westhampton Way Richmond, VA 23173 Hope to see you there!
Abortion is Not a Religious Issue
/13 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s post is by Christian pro-lifer Sean Sullivan. It was originally posted on the Students for Life of Michigan blog and is reprinted with permission.] In a recent editorial titled “Abortion Focus Will Cost GOP Michigan,” esteemed writer Nolan Finley argued that the abortion issue should be avoided by Republicans and should be relegated to […]
Reminder: Human Beings Are Not Commodities
/6 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s guest post is by SPL member Nathaniel Givens. It was originally posted on his personal blog and is reprinted with permission.] Earlier this month, the New York City Health Resource Administration unveiled a series of posters designed to combat teen pregnancy. The posters have drawn widespread criticism, including drawing fire from both sides of the […]
April 8: Leave the Abortion Industry Day
/3 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardAnd Then There Were None (ATTWN), the pro-life outreach founded by former abortion worker Abby Johnson, helps abortion center employees leave their grisly jobs, find new work, and get counseling. Although it’s been described as a “ministry,” ATTWN is officially non-sectarian. (For religious ex-workers, ATTWN does provide a spiritual adviser of his or her own […]