Our executive director, Monica Snyder, recently appeared on the podcast Dear Jane. The episode title is “Pro-Life = Pro-God? Think Again. A Conversation with Secular Pro-Life.” You can listen on Apple, RSS, or Boomplay, or read the transcript below. [Special thanks to volunteer Anna Zwergel for her transcription work. If you’d like to volunteer to […]
Kelsey Hazzard, the founder and president of Secular Pro-Life, also happens to be a lawyer. For the Rehumanize International conference earlier this month, she offered her legal analysis of lawsuits that challenge abortion restrictions on “religious liberty” grounds. The video and transcript are below. The short version (spoiler alert): A religious liberty claim does not […]
Our executive director, Monica Snyder, recently appeared on two episodes of the Equipped for Life podcast with our friends at Equal Rights Institute. The topic: dealing with difficult pro-lifers. The episodes were recorded pre-Dobbs, but the advice is evergreen. Part 1 covered four types of pro-life debaters who can do more harm than good: (1) Bible verse guy, (2) “Keep […]
With Roe v. Wade‘s reversal, we can finally have a real debate about abortion in the United States. From what I’ve seen on social media since Dobbs — mostly lies about ectopic pregnancy, marriage equality, and the like (with a healthy dose of ableism and classism) — I’m inclined to agree with this tweet: But […]
This debate lasts twenty-four minutes. I was hooked in the first twenty-four seconds: “A fetus is cells. They are cells. Are you proposing that cells be given rights?” “That is a lie. Abortion kills babies, and that is the truth.” “Abortion does not kill babies. Abortion is healthcare for women.” “I guess we can just […]
[Special thanks to volunteer Samantha S. for her transcription work. If you’d like to volunteer to transcribe or translate, please fill out our volunteer survey.] Illinois Right to Life (IRTL) was kind enough to host me on their podcast, Life Chat, with this flattering episode title “Secular Pro-Life: Crucial in the abortion debate.” IRTL Executive […]
Need something to listen to? You’re in luck! Secular Pro-Life president Kelsey Hazzard recently appeared on two episodes of the Explicitly Pro-Life podcast, hosted by Kristan Hawkins of Students for Life of America. In the first episode (29 minutes), Kelsey shares the story of Secular Pro-Life, her thoughts about the future of the pro-life movement, […]
Our Executive Director, Monica Snyder, recently appeared on “Positively Pro-Life,” the podcast of the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation. You can listen to the recording or read the transcript below. Bonnie Finnerty: It is my pleasure at this point to introduce our guest: Monica Snyder is an atheist and executive director of Secular Pro-Life. Secular Pro-Life seeks […]
(See transcript and source links below) Hi. My name is Monica Snyder, and I’m an atheist. I know that sounds like the beginning of an AA meeting. I’m not an alcoholic, I’m an atheist. I’m the Executive Director of Secular Pro-Life. We’re a group I like to think of as an atheist club with a […]
Secular Pro-Life is led by three pro-life atheist women of varying political persuasions. Monica Snyder, the Executive Director, is a conservative; Kelsey Hazzard, the President, is a moderate; and Terrisa Bukovinac, the Vice President, is our resident dirty liberal hippie. In all seriousness, we love Terrisa, and we know that the pro-life cause cannot succeed […]
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