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People v. Davis
/11 Comments/in Personhood /by Monica SnyderUltrasound: 23 weeks From Stanford Law School’s Supreme Court of California resources: On March 1, 1991, Maria Flores, who was between 23 and 25 weeks pregnant, and her 20-month-old son, Hector, went to a check-cashing store to cash her welfare check. As Flores left the store, defendant pulled a gun from the waistband of his […]
Implications
/16 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderIt’s no secret that our current laws are inconsistent when it comes to the legal status of fetuses. For example, Kansas law declares the terms “person” and “human being”–as used in laws that define murder, manslaughter, and so forth–to include an unborn child. California penal code draws a distinction between “human being” and “fetus”, but […]
Democratic Platform ProLife?
/9 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Timmerie MillingtonCurrently the democratic platform’s party states its unequivocal support for Roe v. Wade and says, “we oppose any and all efforts to weaken or undermine that right.” However, some democrats in the party have recently suggested, at a committee meeting, that the language should be changed to allow some diversity of opinion on the issue […]
Pregnant? Don’t come to our school.
/6 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderThe Washington Post reports on Delhi Charter School – a kindergarten through 12th grade school in Louisiana that has recently come under fire for its policy on pregnant students. The pregnancy policy states: If an administrator or teacher suspects a student is pregnant, a parent conference will be held. The school reserves the right to […]
Consciousness = Personhood?
/24 Comments/in Personhood, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderGiven the impracticality of claiming a zygote is not a human, abortion proponents will typically explain that, while the zygote may be a human being, it is not a person. What is a person? Depends on who you ask. Some of the most common pro-choice claims are that you are not a person unless you are viable, […]
IVF and Motivations
/10 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderI have been active in the pro-life movement for about six years now. My boyfriend is not quite as active as I am, but he does come with me to marches, and he is a good listener as I bounce ideas off of him for SPL blog posts or I talk about some recent piece […]
Fetal Pain & Arizona
/6 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderI have no perspective on the subject of fetal pain because I’ve never looked into it myself. I’ve never looked into it because fetal pain does not affect my position on abortion. Even if we were certain fetuses felt no pain during abortion, I would still find abortion unethical and would seek to see it […]
Abandoned: The Untold Story of the Abortion Wars
/2 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Timmerie MillingtonThis fall a new pro-life book will be released titled Abandoned: The Untold Story of the Abortion Wars. What makes this book stand out from other pro-life books available is that it tells the story of the impact of Roe v Wade from a woman’s perspective. Heart wrenching stories and motivation will draw you in as you […]
Summer Successes
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardIn our latest e-newsletter, we discuss the success of AbortionSafety.com, our outreach to pro-life youth leaders, projects in the pipeline, and more. Read it here.
Bringing the secular perspective to the next generation of pro-life leaders
/11 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardLast week, Students for Life of America welcomed its third class of Wilberforce Fellows. The year-long fellowship trains promising pro-life college, law, and medical students in leadership skills. The goal, of course, is to ensure that the next generation of pro-life leadership is up to the task. But there is also another goal: the promotion […]