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Beth Fox, auto representante: “Toda vida es valiosa y cada vida vale la pena vivirla”.
/in Ableism, en español, Your Stories /by Guest Blogger[This article is a Spanish translation of “Beth Fox, self-advocate: “Every life is valuable and every life is worth living” courtesy of volunteer Pablo Caballero. If you’re interested in volunteering to translate our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] Beth Fox, presidenta de Rehumanize International, habla en Rehumanize Meet Up durante la Marcha por la […]
“I’m a Pro-Life Atheist. Your Religion Isn’t Strong Evidence.”
/in Speeches, Discussions, Presentations, Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardMonica Snyder, the Executive Director of Secular Pro-Life, recently appeared on the Spillover podcast, hosted by Alex Clark. Watch the video or read the transcript below. Many thanks to our volunteer transcriber, Anna Rawerts. Want to join her? Learn more about becoming a Secular Pro-Life volunteer. Alex: I love having guests on the show to […]
Ask a Pro-Life Atheist: Patrick Copeland
/in Religion, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Kelsey HazzardOnce a month or so, the Secular Pro-Life blog features a short interview with a pro-life atheist. (See the full series of interviews here.) Although Secular Pro-Life is not exclusively for atheists, historically atheists have played a key role in the organization. As atheists become more prominent in the pro-life movement generally, we’re excited for the opportunity […]
A pro-choicer has doubts: “Is this really the hill I want to die on? I’m basically Thanos.”
/in Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Monica SnyderMy brother Neil (also an atheist) has spent most of his adulthood in secular, left-leaning cities on the West coast with in-person social circles which are almost entirely pro-choice. Years ago, while sitting around the living room with his three college roommates, Neil started talking about reasons he opposes abortion. One roommate, Shawn, adamantly disagreed, […]
Connected at the cellular level: fetal cells enter maternal tissues and stay for decades
/in Biology, Research, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderI was recently reading Forever connected: the lifelong biological consequences of fetomaternal and maternofetal microchimerism (published in Clinical Chemistry, February 2021). This post contains my notes on the paper. [Read similar information in non-technical language in the Smithsonian article “The New Science of Motherhood“] The lifelong consequences of the exchange of cells between a mother […]
We Asked, You Answered: Friendships Across the Aisle
/in Dialogue strategy, Uncategorized, We Asked You Answered /by Kelsey HazzardWe asked our followers on social media: “Should pro-life and pro-choice people be friends? Why or why not?” Here are a few of the top responses. Ruth C.: “Pro-lifers should be friends with anyone. We cannot convince others that they’ve been lied to if we don’t have relationship with them.” Greg M.: “Absolutely! My friends […]
Kelsey’s Personal News
/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardSecular Pro-Life founder and president Kelsey Hazzard here. I’ve occasionally written about my family life, and it’s a big week on that front, so I hope you’ll indulge me. As I write this, I am a foster parent of four wonderful teenagers. By the time you read this, 17-year-old “D,” who has been my foster […]
Quick tips for making online abortion debates worthwhile
/in Dialogue strategy, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderThis post is specifically about debating online primarily with strangers or casual acquaintances. Strategies can be very different for in-person discussions and/or conversations with close friends. Yes, debating online can be worthwhile. Secular Pro-Life exists because of online debates. Around 2007, I joined an abortion discussion board on Facebook and began arguing about abortion almost […]
Book Review: Let Them Live
/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardLet Them Live: How Saving One Life From Abortion Sparked a Movement, by Nathan & Emily Berning with John Greco, is available for pre-order with a September 1 release. I received an advance copy because I am a longtime supporter of the Bernings’ pro-life organization, also called Let Them Live. When the Guttmacher Institute surveyed […]
It’s normal to view our embryos as our prenatal children.
/in Miscarriage & Pregnancy Loss, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderSome parents get tattoos to memorialize the children we’ve lost through miscarriage. I’m reflecting this morning on how profoundly pregnancy loss can affect us. I’ve had two miscarriages, both around the 6 week mark, both deeply upsetting when they happened and, if I give myself time to think about it, deeply upsetting to this day. […]