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Presidential Debate, Part II
/10 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardIf you didn’t watch the debate, a transcript can be found here. On our issue, Obama once again stretched the truth, with his statement that “there are millions of women all across the country, who rely on Planned Parenthood for, not just contraceptive care, they rely on it for mammograms…” Not a single Planned Parenthood […]
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
/4 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderThe Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is an Act intended to ensure “reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.” The Huffington Post describes the types of women that could be helped by this legislation: When Heather Wiseman began to […]
Newsflash: politicians still crazy, inconsistent
/10 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardFirst, some Republican whackjobbery. Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia is in the news for his comment that “evolution and embryology and the Big Bang theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of Hell.” (In part, the newsworthiness of this comment comes from the fact that Broun is on the House Science Committee.) Most […]
Help us build momentum for life!
/5 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardLast week’s video release was a great success! The moving pro-life story of Krista and Tatiana Hogan has been viewed thousands of times on YouTube and featured in major pro-life media outlets. Above: Secular Pro-Life volunteers educate attendees at the American Atheists convention We need your help to keep the momentum going. Later this month, our outreach coordinator will […]
The Rise of Pro-Life Atheism
/18 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s post is reprinted from Poletical.] “In fact, almost 80% of Canadians think our law already recognizes the rights of children after the second trimester. They are unaware that our 400 year old definition of human beings actually strips away such rights. When informed, over 70% of Canadians say they believe our law should recognize […]
Is abortion justifiable in the hard cases? Part II
/87 Comments/in Rape Exception /by Clinton Wilcox[Today’s post is the second in a three-part series on “hard cases” by SPL member Clinton Wilcox. For the first post, on fetal disability, click here. And for an argument by an SPL member in favor of the rape exception, click here.] As I have previously shown, abortions because of fetal disability or deformity cannot […]
Adult stem cell researchers awarded Nobel Prize
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardJohn Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their pioneering work in adult stem cell research, the Washington Post reports. Yamanaka was instrumental in the development of induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSC), which act like embryonic stem cells but are created without killing an embryo. His work built upon animal cloning […]
New Video Challenges “Bodily Autonomy” Argument for Abortion
/7 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardWashington, D.C.—In a video released today by Secular Pro-Life, the mother of conjoined twins challenges the idea that “you don’t have the right to life unless you can live independently of someone else’s body.” Tatiana and Krista Hogan, age five, are conjoined at the head. Because they share brain tissue, and because Krista is partially […]
Major Announcement!
/13 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardOn October 20, Secular Pro-Life outreach coordinator Kristine Kruszelnicki will participate in an abortion debate with pro-choicer Matt Dillahunty of The Atheist Experience. Both Kruszelnicki and Dillahunty are atheist ex-Christians. Their debate will take place at the Texas Freethought Convention in Austin, TX. Tickets to the convention are still available. We are very excited for […]
Oh, Canada! (No Debate Allowed)
/5 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Guest BloggerWelcome to Canada. We’re a land of freedom and democracy. Unless you want to discuss the question of when human life begins. We don’t debate abortion. Oh it’s not that we’re all agreed on abortion. Depending on the polls and the phraseology of the questions, a significant percent of the population disagrees with status-quo – […]