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Rape & Pregnancy 101
/7 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardThe Susan B. Anthony List is working with pro-life politicians to develop talking points about pregnancy from rape. The always reasonable Amanda Marcotte sees this as evidence of malfeasance, declaring: “The SBA List isn’t interested in discouraging Republican politicians from holding ugly, sexist beliefs about domestic and sexual violence. They’re just here to help politicians […]
We remember
/1 Comment/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardIt’s hard to believe that Roe v. Wade is turning 40 years old next week. Over 55 million unborn babies have died since January 22, 1973. Abortion supporters will be celebrating this as a triumph. Many Secular Pro-Life members will be gathering at the March for Life in D.C. or the Walk for Life in […]
PP moves away from “pro-choice” label.
/6 Comments/in Uncategorized /by admin[Today’s post is re-posted from “Yeah, but…“] Planned Parenthood is moving away from the term “pro-choice” in response polls showing dissatisfaction with abortion debate labels. “I’m neither pro-choice nor pro-life,” said one woman in a focus group commissioned by Planned Parenthood. “I’m pro-whatever-the-situation is.” Said another, “there should be three: pro-life, pro-choice and something in the […]
Three articles worth reading
/3 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardThere was no shortage of great pro-life articles last week. Here are three that you should take the time to read in full. In an excellent article at Public Discourse, Russell Nieli recounts a Princeton University debate and explains what pro-lifers can learn from Karl Marx: “Karl Marx,” I said, “got most things wrong” (some […]
Planned Parenthood cut breast exams long before Komen feud
/1 Comment/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s article, by Bill Saunders and Kelsey Hazzard, originally appeared on LifeNews.] Planned Parenthood recently released its latest annual report, showing its services and finances for 2011. As many pro-life advocates have noted, the report shows that Planned Parenthood is continuing to expand its abortion business, and its bottom line. In addition, the report shows […]
BREAKING: Pro-choice leader caught in child sex sting
/3 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardAbove: Mr. Swirling Scott Richard Swirling, a former executive director of the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA), has been arrested for attempting to arrange a sexual encounter with a twelve-year-old girl. According to the Washington Examiner: Scott Richard Swirling, 61, thought he was discussing plans to meet a District man who was […]
On Personhood
/6 Comments/in Personhood, Philosophy /by Clinton WilcoxIt’s an uncontroversial fact of science that the preborn conceived of a human male and human female are human beings (biologically) from fertilization. But does this mean that just because they’re human beings we can’t kill them? There are times when it’s almost universally accepted that it’s acceptable to kill a human being, such as […]
Key citations on abortion and mental health
/2 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s post is reprinted from Clinic Quotes, a website run by SPL member Sarah T.] Mandatory waiting periods before abortions reduce the suicide rate among women ages 25-64, according to a study. In the study “Mandatory Waiting Periods for Abortions and Female Mental Health” by Jonathan Klick, it was determined that the suicide rate of […]
Are you Courageous?
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardYou probably know that Secular Pro-Life’s president has written a book, Cultivating Weeds (available here and on Kindle). But we aren’t the only ones with a new book! Students for Life of America is about to release Courageous: Students Abolishing Abortion in this Lifetime. Unlike Cultivating Weeds, which is a work of fiction, Courageous is a […]
How do we form opinions?
/7 Comments/in Philosophy, Uncategorized /by admin[Today’s post is reprinted from “Yeah, but…”] Philosophers have proposed, and studies have suggested, that people form opinions based on their emotions first, and after the opinion is formed they find a way to rationalize it. Emotion —> Opinion! —> Rationalization We may like to believe we first carefully think about the logic behind ideas, then form our opinions, and then let our […]