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Technical problems
/2 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardComments are disappearing. Blogger shows them as published, not withheld as spam, so the cause of the problem is not immediately obvious. We will work on resolving this over the weekend. Update: We are switching over to Disqus as our comment posting system. It may take up to 24 hours for our archived comments to […]
Thalidomide victims continue to be disrespected
/2 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardFrom the Associated Press: The German manufacturer of a notorious drug that caused thousands of babies to be born with shortened arms and legs, or no limbs at all, issued its first ever apology Friday — 50 years after pulling the drug off the market. Gruenenthal Group’s chief executive said the company wanted to apologize […]
Pondering Effects of Restrictive Abortion Laws
/20 Comments/in Uncategorized /by LN[Guest Blogger LN rejects the suggestion that restricting abortion has no effect on the actual abortion rate.] If you’re against abortion– and not in an, “Oh it’s not for me, but ya’ll do whatever suits you!” way, but more of an, “Abortion is almost always the wrongful taking of a human life and I want […]
Terms of choice
/11 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardOver the years, there have been many calls (from both sides of the aisle) to do away with the labels “pro-life” and “pro-choice.” The terms are “self-congratulatory,” over- and under-inclusive, devoid of meaning– really, the only point in their favor is that we’ve been using them for 40+ years. Pro-life agnostic Conner Alford, who is […]
“Actually, I Think Men Should Have An Opinion About My Uterus”
/10 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderThe Huffington Post’s Carla Naumberg writes about why she believes men should have a say in reproductive policy. Given that Carla describes herself as “unabashedly pro-choice” I’m sure there’s much she and I disagree on, but I thought she was spot on here: Most men, however, are not rapists and do not support rape. Most […]
American Ambivalence
/12 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderThe Boston Globe’s Jeff Jacoby points out that most Americans’ views on abortion don’t fully align with either Republican or Democratic party platforms: Only about 1 in 5 [Americans] ever say that abortion should always be illegal. When asked directly whether abortion should be permitted if a pregnancy results from rape or incest, huge majorities […]
The Life Equations
/24 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kara Balogova[Guest blogger Kara considers different factors regarding the rape exception. While SPL does not necessarily agree with every view written here, Kara makes several good points deserving of discussion as she earnestly explores the issue.] The horrid sentiments expressed by Todd Akin have left a lot of people livid and angry. I am one of […]
Punishing the Rapist, Not the Rapist’s Child
/67 Comments/in Rape Exception /by Guest BloggerToday’s post is by Kristine Kruszelnicki. As a pro-lifer who does not support the rape exception, I cringed as I watched Todd Akin’s suicidal interview. Todd Akin should never have publicly raised an argument that he was not able and prepared to back up – especially one as groundless as the claim that “legitimate rape” […]
Thoughts on Todd Akin
/12 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Guest Blogger[Guest Blogger Jen R., co-founder of All Our Lives, shares her thoughts on Todd Akin’s “legitimate rape” comments.] So Todd Akin, who thinks that pregnancy resulting from rape is “really rare” because “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down,” announced yesterday that he is […]
Bodily Integrity Revisited
/36 Comments/in Bodily Rights, Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Guest Blogger Simon takes a particular interest in the philosophical aspects of the abortion debate. Here he considers the important role of bodily integrity.] When studying the philosophy of abortion, it is often very hard to find new perspectives. Many arguments run along the usual lines of bodily autonomy, personhood, the moral value of autonomy and […]