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Pivoting to Unwanted and Coerced Abortion: A Manifesto
/in Legislation, laws, & court cases, Research, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderThe following is a reprint from Public Discourse. This article was co-authored by Monica Snyder (SPL’s Executive Director), Charles Camosy, and Eric Scheidler. While we continue to seek ways to extend robust legal protection to prenatal children and to persuade our pro-choice brothers and sisters that such laws are necessary to forge a truly just […]
Stories of Prenatal Diagnosis: Caroline H.
/in Ableism, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Guest BloggerA prenatal diagnosis is often accompanied by the pressure to abort, leaving most parents feeling unsupported by the medical community and society at large. In our series “Stories of Prenatal Diagnosis,” we share testimonies of parents who received a diagnosis while pregnant and their personal experience in handling it. Today’s story is from Caroline H. […]
SCOTUS Decision Allows Mail-Order Abortions to Continue
/in Abortion pills, Legislation, laws, & court cases, Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardYesterday the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the FDA in Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. The Court found that the AHM lacked standing to challenge the FDA’s regulatory changes to the abortion drug mifepristone. The decision was unanimous and Justice Kavanaugh wrote the opinion. From the drug’s approval in 2000 […]
Foster Parenting Materials Steer Disabled Teens to Planned Parenthood
/in Ableism, Adoption & Foster Care, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Kelsey HazzardI am a foster parent licensed in Florida for the past three and a half years. Each year, I need to earn continuing education credits to maintain my license. I recently signed up for an online course through Foster Parent College on supporting normalcy for children in care — a laudable goal. And most of […]
“Rape is violence. Abortion is more violence.”
/in Rape Exception, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Guest BloggerToday’s guest author is Mrs. Meggy. It’s not helpful or compassionate to rape survivors who get pregnant to push abortion as the solution. It happened to me: I found out I was pregnant shortly after I was raped. I went to my counselor at the crisis center. I told her I had just had a […]
We Asked, You Answered: Dealing with Trolls
/in Uncategorized, We Asked You Answered /by Kelsey HazzardAh, online debating. Sometimes it’s a great way to strong-man the opposition, change hearts and minds, and even spare someone from death by abortion. And other times, you’re rudely insulted and asked how many rape-conceived babies with Down Syndrome trapped in a burning IVF lab have YOU adopted, HUH???!? It can get a little exhausting. […]
Economic Elites Pour Millions into Abortion Advocacy
/in Pro-Life Demographics, Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardBillionaire Melinda French Gates recently made headlines for her pledge to donate hundreds of millions of dollars to groups advocating “reproductive rights.” Her statements to the press made it clear that this is a euphemism for abortion: “While I have long focused on improving contraceptive access overseas, in the post-Dobbs era, I now feel compelled […]
Ask a Pro-Life Atheist: Marko Hoare
/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 […]
Megan’s Story: A Glimpse into Post-Abortion Therapy
/in Uncategorized /by Sarah TerzoToday’s guest author is Sarah Terzo. You can read more of her articles here. Ellie Shumaker is a therapist who specializes in treating post-abortive people. In her 2019 book, she wrote about some of them. Although Shumaker changed names and identifying details, the stories in the book are true. One story that stood out to me […]
Indiana Supreme Court Has Chance to Fix Disastrous Ruling
/in Legislation, laws, & court cases, Religion, Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardLast month, Secular Pro-Life sounded the alarm about a dangerous pro-abortion decision by the Court of Appeals of Indiana. That court sided with plaintiffs who wanted religious exceptions to Indiana’s pro-life law. But the court’s logic was much broader than that, opening the door to any religiously motivated homicide, regardless of the victim’s age. In […]