In 2024, JAMA Pediatrics published “Infant Deaths After Texas’ 2021 Ban on Abortion in Early Pregnancy,” which argued that “abortion restrictions may have negative spillover effects on infant health.” The paper was filled with questionable and frankly ableist assumptions, and I wanted to respond somewhere beyond SPL’s blog. I spoke with Nicholas Colgrove about it. […]
I’m excited to announce that Secular Pro-Life has officially launched our new merch shop! We’ve got hats, shirts, stickers, buttons, cups, and more so that you can help get the word out wherever you go. Check it out at secularprolife.printify.me/ We have something for everyone. Whether you are heading to class, work, a protest, or just […]
Hi All – Last week, Secular Pro-Life was on the ground in central Virginia – partnering with local leaders to educate communities about abortion. This is especially important right now because they have a pro-abortion constitutional amendment heading to the ballot this November. Across multiple events, we had the opportunity to engage people: answering questions, […]
SPL is Very Online. Our primary mission is to advance secular arguments against abortion, and we do that mainly by creating a lot of online content. In 2025 we published an e-book, wrote 160 blog articles, posted over 500 tweets, uploaded over 1,000 videos, and shared nearly 1,500 images. Creating content is one thing, but […]
Hi All – This weekend I’ll be training pro-life doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals at the annual conference for the American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs (AAPLOG). I’ll be teaching attendees how to have persuasive and useful conversations with pro-choice colleagues, friends, and family. As I prep my training, I’m struck by how absolutely crucial […]
I wanted to let you know that this week, Secular Pro-Life is teaming up with Virginia for Preborn Justice to help educate communities in Central Virginia about the upcoming “Reproductive Freedom” amendment on the ballot this November. We’ll be participating in outreach events and hosting a community workshop focused on what the amendment would do […]
(A PDF version of this letter is available here.) Re: Protections for Pregnant, Postpartum, and Nursing Women in Immigration Custody Dear President Trump, Secretary Noem, and Acting Director Lyons: We write as pro-life organizations to urge the immediate reinstatement and enforcement of federal protections that prevent the detention of pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women, except […]
I’m delighted to report that the American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs (AAPLOG) has invited me to present at their MBEC Conference in three weeks (Feb 28) in Seattle, Washington. I’ll be sharing insights from SPL’s Building Bridges presentation to train pro-life medical professionals to have better dialogue with pro-choice colleagues and friends. We created Building Bridges to help pro-lifers have […]
Every year, thousands of pro-lifers gather at the Capitol for the March for Life. What results is basically a week-long national pro-life reunion, with lots of opportunities for networking and collaboration. In years past I’ve represented Secular Pro-Life by myself, but now that Herb Geraghty is on SPL’s team, we were able to cover twice […]
This spring, after decades of leadership, Serrin M. Foster is retiring as the Executive Director of Feminists for Life of America (FFL). We at Secular Pro-Life have long admired FFL’s work. They are known for lobbying for common-ground legislation to support women in difficult circumstances; for speaking on college campuses, especially the Pregnancy Resource Forum […]
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