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Livestream Recap: Table Manners for Tough Topics

November 26, 2025/in Dialogue strategy, Livestream Recaps, Uncategorized /by Herb Geraghty

Recently Monica and I livestreamed our discussion about how to navigate abortion discussions with friends or family during the holidays. You can listen to or watch the replay here: Replay: Table Manners for Tough Topics Or, if you prefer, here is a summary of our conversation. Key Takeaways Summary Every year around the holidays, people […]

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How did you go from a latent to an activated pro-lifer?

October 29, 2025/in Dialogue strategy, Pro-Life Demographics, Uncategorized, We Asked You Answered /by Monica Snyder

What moves someone from being quietly pro-life to actively speaking out? Hundreds of people have now taken SPL’s survey of non-traditional pro-lifers, and you are invited to take it as well. One section of our survey explores stories of becoming pro-life, especially from those who weren’t always actively opposed to abortion. Usually when we think […]

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“I’d love to know what you think.” Opposing protesters dialogue.

September 17, 2025/in Dialogue strategy, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Monica Snyder

Last year, SPL surveyed people about which clinical scenarios they’d consider abortions. This year, I published a very detailed analysis of the results, especially considering pro-choice and pro-life people’s differing understandings of abortion, and how we can use this information to have clearer, better conversations. We discussed these results in our livestream “Abortion Across the […]

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Livestream Recap: Being Pro-Life in Pro-Choice Social Circles

August 16, 2025/in Dialogue strategy, Livestream Recaps, Uncategorized /by Herb Geraghty

Michelle Buenrostro and I livestreamed our discussion about navigating being pro-life when so many (all?) of your friends are pro-choice. You can listen to or watch the replay here: Replay: Being Pro-Life in Pro-Choice Social Circles Or, if you prefer, here is a summary of our conversation. Key Takeaways Summary Navigating majority pro-choice circles as […]

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How pro-lifers and pro-choicers define abortion: results from SPL’s survey

July 24, 2025/in Dialogue strategy, Research, Uncategorized /by Monica Snyder

Since conducting this survey, Herb Geraghty and I streamed an in-depth conversation about some of the survey results and what they mean for our public discourse. Get the replay link here: Replay: “Abortion” Across the Aisle Introduction There’s no single definition of “abortion.” We can define it in terms of ethics, law, or medicine, and […]

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“You either support reproductive autonomy or you don’t.”

July 16, 2025/in Bodily Rights, Dialogue strategy, Uncategorized /by Monica Snyder

[This article is a transcript of “‘You either support reproductive autonomy or you don’t’” courtesy of volunteer Ben Tomlin. If you’re interested in volunteering to transcribe more of our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] (Video also available on Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.) I have to say it has been so disappointing to see some of the responses to […]

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3 things you need to motivate people

July 11, 2025/in Dialogue strategy, Uncategorized /by Monica Snyder

[This article is a transcript of “3 things you need to motivate people” courtesy of volunteer Ben Tomlin. If you’re interested in volunteering to transcribe more of our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] (Video also available on TikTok.) There are three elements you need to motivate someone to take an action. Let’s say we’re talking about getting […]

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We Asked, You Answered: If you discuss abortion in LGBTQ spaces, what messages or topics have you found resonate the most?

June 27, 2025/in Dialogue strategy, Uncategorized, We Asked You Answered /by Virginia Pride

Secular Pro-Life has a focus on amplifying the voices of non-traditional pro-lifers. For the LGBTQ community, SPL offers a survey to gather their thoughts and experiences as a pro-lifer. We compiled answers for today’s question: If you discuss abortion in LGBTQ spaces, what messages or topics have you found resonate the most? The answers show […]

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We Asked, You Answered: Do most pro-choicers conceptualize abortion as preventing a life?

June 2, 2025/in Dialogue strategy, Uncategorized, We Asked You Answered /by Virginia Pride

On social media, we asked followers: Agree or disagree? Most pro-choicers conceptualize abortion as preventing a human life rather than ending one. There was a great mix of responses from both sides of the debate. Pro-life commenters shared the following: Chris Morrison: “Many” is vague, but sure, that’s true. Among the (mildly) more sophisticated pro-choice […]

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Livestream Recap: “Abortion” Across the Aisle

May 15, 2025/in Dialogue strategy, Livestream Recaps, Uncategorized /by Monica Snyder

We livestreamed our discussion about how pro-lifers and pro-choicers define “abortion” differently. You can listen to or watch the replay here: Replay: “Abortion” Across the Aisle Or, if you prefer, here is a summary of our conversation. Key Takeaways Summary When I talk about abortion with people, I notice both pro-choice and pro-life people assume […]

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