Special thanks to volunteer Virginia Pride for transcribing! Want to help out? Fill out our volunteer survey. TRANSCRIPT: “Stop pushing your religion!” “This is not a theocracy.” “Keep your rosaries off my ovaries.” These pro-choice slogans reference a common idea: that opposing abortion is a purely religious belief and therefore has no place in a […]
Religious. Fundamentalist. Republican. This stereotype is how many people imagine pro-lifers. Monica Snyder, Executive Director of Secular Pro-Life, busts that stereotype in a two-part interview with “Know Why” Podcast. In this episode, Monica talks about Secular Pro-Life and uses her background in biology to discuss the beginning of human life and personhood. Ready for shattered […]
Last February the good people at Choose Life Marketing reached out to Secular Pro-Life to ask if I would give a keynote presentation at their conference for staff and volunteers of pregnancy resource centers. They specifically asked if I would talk about how pro-life Christians can “build bridges” to more secular demographics. Frankly, I was […]
TRANSCRIPT: [Applause] Good morning. Thank you so much to National Right to Life, and especially Jacki Ragan for inviting me to speak today. And thank you all for joining this breakout session. As she said, my name is Kelsey Hazard. I’m the founder of Secular Pro-Life. And Secular Pro-Life is exactly what it sounds like. […]
This podcast and transcript are republished with permission from the Equal Rights Institute. Monica Snyder shares a very emotional story about going undercover in a late-term abortion facility in Washington, D.C. while being 28 weeks pregnant. She talks about what was harder than she expected and the perspective she gained about the employees at the […]
Monica 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 […]
Our executive director Monica Snyder recently appeared on the Equipped for Life podcast to discuss the psychology of persuasion, and particularly, what persuades people to transition from pro-abortion beliefs to anti-abortion beliefs. Watch the video or read the transcript below. Many thanks to our volunteer transcriber, Daniel Weinstein. Want to join him? Learn more about becoming […]
On Saturday, June 24 — the first anniversary of the life-saving Dobbs decision — Secular Pro-Life founder and president Kelsey Hazzard will give a presentation at the National Right to Life presentation in Pittsburgh. Here are her sources. Bernard Nathanson quote: “Confessions of an Ex-Abortionist,” excerpt available here. Changing religious demographics: Jeffrey M. Jones, U.S. […]
The abortion healing non-profit Support After Abortion recently hosted Secular Pro-Life’s executive director, Monica Snyder, for a webinar on “Meeting Clients Across Different Belief Systems.” Women who seek abortions come from many backgrounds; according to the Guttmacher Institute, 30% are Protestant, 24% are Catholic, 8% belong to other religions, and 38% have no religious affiliation. […]
Our executive director, Monica Snyder, recently appeared on the Equipped for Life podcast (hosted by Josh Brahm) for the two-part episode “What Should the Pro-Life Movement Do Now?” A full transcript of part two is below. Many thanks to our volunteer transcriber, Milena Popp. Want to join her? Learn more about becoming a Secular Pro-Life […]
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