This post is part of a summary series condensing the information available in Agency, Pregnancy and Persons: Essays in Defense of Human Life, by Colgrove, Blackshaw, and Rodger. Covered here are the points made by Katy Finley in Chapter 8. Image source “You aren’t allowed to be pro-life unless you adopt.” Charges of inconsistency are […]
I have had the honor of serving as a foster parent for the past two and a half years. During that time I have cared for twelve children: some just for weekend respite care, some for a few months, and two for well over a year. I currently have a house full of excellent teenage […]
Photo by Xavier Mouton Photographie on Unsplash Recently received this message from follower Michelle H., reposted here with her permission: You mentioned the argument of aborting a child because they may end up in foster care. I adopted my son through foster care. Nothing makes me lose respect for someone faster than the “we can’t […]
[This article is a Spanish translation of Five years later, 96% of women denied abortion no longer wish they could have had one. (Turnaway Study) courtesy of volunteer Pablo Mestrovic. If you’re interested in volunteering to translate our content, please fill out our volunteer survey.] El Estudio del Rechazo tuvo una estadística muy promocionada acerca de cómo […]
1. Abortion bans mean women won’t be able to get treatment for ectopic pregnancy. There are currently no abortion laws that outlaw treatment of ectopic pregnancy. Quite the opposite, many state laws explicitly exempt treatment of ectopic pregnancy from their definitions of abortion. For example, last year’s Texas Heartbeat Law incorporated Texas’ Health & Safety […]
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, […]
Some pro-choice people predict that abortion restrictions or bans will lead to a major increase in unwanted children. They occasionally claim abortion restrictions will lead to miserable, trapped mothers and abused, neglected children, an idea that is also behind the (tenuous) connection they draw between abortion restrictions and the foster care system. For example: Several […]
As told to Lisa Bast. She was unmarried, struggling with a heroin addiction, and already had two children who her parents were trying to help her raise. This baby would be her third in three years. She had no longing to be a mother again nor was her family supportive of her giving birth to […]
May is National Foster Care Awareness Month. Although foster care is not an abortion alternative (for reasons discussed at length here), the pro-life and foster care communities significantly overlap, united by a common concern for vulnerable children. People who grow up in foster care have been especially vocal about the harms of pro-choice rhetoric suggesting […]
[Esta publicación está disponible en español aquí.] The Turnaway Study had a much touted statistic about how few women regret their abortions five years later. Google “women regret abortion,” and see the press coverage. All of the following are referencing the Turnaway Study: Much touted stat. [The sources for the image are CNN, Forbes, Los Angeles Times healthline, NewScientist, and Reuters] […]
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