It’s crucial that we demonstrate that anyone can–and everyone should–oppose abortion. Thanks to you, we are working to change minds, transform our culture, and protect our prenatal children. Every donation supports our ability to provide nonsectarian, nonpartisan arguments against abortion. Read more details here. Please donate today.
Is attachment parenting pro-life?
/9 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardAttachment parenting is getting a lot of attention, from people on all points of the ideological spectrum. This is largely in response to a TIME magazine article on the subject, featuring the now-infamous cover photo of a woman breastfeeding her nearly four-year-old son. Slate author Hanna Rosin explains her objection to attachment parenting as […]
Why did people laugh during Roe v Wade?
/4 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s post is written by Stacey Trasancos, originally posted on her blog, “Accepting Abundance.” The article is reposted with permission.] Have you ever listened to the Roe vs. Wade arguments? I’ve heard about this conversation before, but it is even more chilling to listen to the words that were actually spoken in our courts 39 […]
Is it really so hypothetical?
/7 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s post is written by Jameson Graber, originally posted on his blog, “I think, therefore I blog.” Excerpts are reprinted with permission.] The following comment on facebook made by a pro-choicer was meant to challenge pro-lifers on their belief that abortion really is murder: What if there was a building in your town where they […]
“Girls become lovers who turn into mothers.”
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Monica Snyder(I woke up with the above-quoted John Mayer song stuck in my head. Seems fitting.) (Via Pinterest) My first niece (whom I will call “Z”) was due last Tuesday, but still hasn’t made her appearance. We are all very (impatiently) excited for Z’s arrival, but in the interim the pregnancy has gotten increasingly uncomfortable for […]
Happy Mother’s Day
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardSecular Pro-Life wishes all our members and readers a very happy Mother’s Day. If the woman who raised you is still living, please give her a call! And, as always, remember those families who are less fortunate. Mother’s Day is as great a day as any to donate a bag of diapers to your local […]
Development of Life – From Nobel Prize Winner
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Timmerie MillingtonTED produced a video of fetal development from conception to birth using x-ray scanning technology. This video was made by a Nobel Prize winner. A friend sent this video to me a few weeks ago and I’ve re-posted on social media. I thought it was pretty incredible from the moment I saw it, yet it wasn’t anything […]
Getting informed on informed consent
/4 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardI usually don’t respond to Amanda Marcotte’s ridiculous abortion rants, but this time I couldn’t resist. Marcotte lashes out against laws that mandate informed consent for abortion, claiming that such laws are based on a misogynist assumption that women are “too stupid to understand abortion.” In her words: Sadly, however, old-fashioned bigotry trumps common sense […]
Utah’s 72-hour waiting period
/9 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardAccording to the Salt Lake Tribune, Come Tuesday, Utah will become the only state in the nation with a law requiring a woman to wait 72 hours for an abortion. … “I think it’s a positive change for women and children,” said [Sponsoring Rep. Steve] Eliason. “At the end of the day, it’s a consumer-protection law.“The […]
Preventing Teen Pregnancy
/19 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardThe National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy recently conducted a survey of 1,002 teens (age 12-19) and 1,032 adults (age 20 and older) regarding teenage sex and sexual education. Some key findings include: Teenage Sexual Activity 42% of teens agreed with the following statement: “It doesn’t matter whether you use birth control or […]
Arizona bans funding to Planned Parenthood
/7 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardYesterday Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law HB 2800, known as the Whole Women’s Health Funding Priority Act. HB 2800 is intended to prevent indirect monies from being applied to organizations that provide “nonfederally qualified abortions,” but some groups believe the bill’s effects are unclear. Arizona state law already prevents direct taxpayer funding of abortions. […]