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A Pro-Life Example
/2 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardDr. C. Everett Koop, former Surgeon General of the United States, recently died at the age of 92. He lived a long, healthy life, fitting for a steward of a nation’s health. Pro-life groups have heaped praise on Dr. Koop, who was an outspoken supporter of the right to life. As a medical professional, he […]
Today’s abortion provider skeeviness
/2 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardYesterday, a coalition of pro-life groups launched a new petition site, StopCarhart.com. The petition signatures will be used “in support of the February 19 official complaint lodged by Operation Rescue against late-term abortionist Leroy Carhart,” in response to the deaths of Jennifer Morbelli and baby Madison on February 7th. The complaint asks for “immediate emergency […]
Pro-life internship & summer academy
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardTwo non-sectarian pro-life groups have asked us to share their upcoming programs. Feminists for Life is seeking unpaid interns for the summer and fall: Feminists for Life has telecommuting internship positions available for select pro-life feminists. FFL’s interns have the opportunity to work closely with FFL staff on exciting projects such as The American Feminist and […]
Defending Life 2013 is here!
/2 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardEvery year, Americans United for Life puts out its pro-life legal guide, Defending Life. It contains state-by-state data, pro-life model legislation on dozens of subjects, thoughtful commentary, and lots more. It’s written with state legislators in mind, but if you’re at all interested in law or public policy, you should check it out. Click here […]
In one week…
/1 Comment/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardAbove: the author and a fan at last month’s Students for Life of America annual conference If you’re new around here, you may not know that the president of Secular Pro-Life, Kelsey Hazzard, has written a book! It’s called Cultivating Weeds, and it’s a short fictional piece with pro-life themes. We’re selling copies as a […]
Secular Pro-Life by the numbers
/2 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardOver the weekend, our facebook page crossed the 2000-fan threshold! We’re now up to 2,011 members. Here are our stats from Facebook (click to enlarge): Just over 60% of our membership is female. This doesn’t surprise me at all. Although abortion advocates like to paint the anti-abortion movement as male-dominated, in my experience, women are […]
Does Abortion Harm the Preborn?
/13 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Clinton WilcoxIn my last article, I gave a discussion of various arguments against fetal personhood, including the Functionalist view. I presented a detailed analysis of why presently exercising self-awareness does not make one inherently valuable. This will be a follow-up to my last article, presenting a detailed analysis on whether the ability to feel pain or […]
Pro-life Presidential Quotes
/2 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardHappy President’s Day! In honor of the occasion, here are some pro-life quotes from previous occupants of the White House. [Note: I realize that some of these quotes are pro-life only in a broad sense, and not specifically about abortion, because they predate the modern abortion rights movement. So sue me.] “The care of human […]
Embracing cognitive dissonance?
/14 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardThe abortion rights movement has long struggled with a fundamental problem of cognitive dissonance. Most “pro-choice” people are nice, well-meaning folks; they certainly don’t view themselves as the sort of people who would condone violence against helpless human beings. But abortion always requires the violent destruction and disposal of a human being. How, then, to […]
Video: Pro-life panel at University of Mary Washington
/3 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardOn Tuesday night, I had the pleasure of speaking at the University of Mary Washington. The Students for Life club deserves major credit for putting together such a diverse panel. I went first, and was immediately followed by a devout Catholic who talked about the virtue of chastity and how life is a “gift from […]