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Ask a Pro-Life Atheist: Olivia Lamoreux
/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 […]
The abortion debate no one wants to have
/in Ableism, They Can Hear You, Uncategorized /by Guest BloggerPhoto Credit Pavol Štugel on Unsplash The following is a reprint from The Chron. This article was authored by Patricia E. Bauer. If it’s unacceptable for William Bennett to link abortion even conversationally with a whole class of people (and, of course, it is), why then do we as a society view abortion as justified and unremarkable […]
Fact-Checking the AP Fact Check
/in Later Abortion, Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardThe Associated Press, in its fact check of last Thursday’s presidential debate, had this to say: TRUMP: “The problem they have is they’re radical because they will take the life of a child in the eighth month, the ninth month, and even after birth, after birth.” THE FACTS: Trump inaccurately referred to abortions after birth. Infanticide […]
Did Texas’ Heartbeat Law increase infant mortality rates?
/in Ableism, Later Abortion, Legislation, laws, & court cases, Research, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderA transcription of the video, with source links and post-video notes, follows. A new study purports to show an increase in infant mortality in Texas due to their Heartbeat Bill: their September 2021, approximately six week abortion ban. Specifically, the study found an excess of 216 infant deaths, or a 12.7% increase over what they […]
Are we facing a blowout in November?
/in Legislation, laws, & court cases, Uncategorized /by Guest BloggerThis article originally appeared at Created Equal and is reprinted with permission. According to the latest tally, there could be up to 12 states facing a constitutional amendment on November’s ballot expanding abortion beyond viability killing babies that are five, six, seven months gestation, and even up to birth. According to current polling, if the […]
We Asked, You Answered: Coming Out as Pro-Life
/in Uncategorized, We Asked You Answered /by Kelsey HazzardWe asked our supporters on social media: “An atheist in a very pro-choice community wants to start being more upfront with her friends about her pro-life views. We have many thoughts on this process, but would also like to open it up to our followers. For those of you who have gone through this, what’s […]
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 […]