On average, maternal mortality rates (MMRs) are higher in states with abortion restrictions than states without them. This has been true since before Dobbs overturned Roe v. Wade, and remains true today. Controlling the variables Abortion proponents will point to this correlation and then suggest or outright claim this shows that abortion restrictions are dangerous […]
In March 2025 the journal Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics published “Defining ‘Abortion’: a call for clarity“. In this article philosopher Nicholas Colgrove suggests six questions to help medical professionals, legislators, academics, and advocates define exactly what they mean by “abortion.” Colgrove ultimately proposes his own definition: Abortion: An act that, via medicinal or surgical intervention, […]
In 2000, the Supreme Court decided Hill v. Colorado, upholding a “buffer zone” of censorship outside abortion facility entrances. Hill has been roundly condemned as a First Amendment failure, even by scholars who support abortion. And in Dobbs, the majority of Justices acknowledged that Hill was suspect. But until the Supreme Court explicitly overrules Hill, […]
Today at Yale University, SPL Executive Director Monica Snyder is giving her presentation “Deconstructing Three Pro-Choice Myths.” Below are all the sources she used for today’s version of the presentation. This is one of several presentations SPL offers, which you can review here. (You can watch a former version of the Myths presentation here; the […]
Update: Since we created the video and transcript below, Tift County District Attorney Patrick Warren has doppped charges against Chandler-Scott, stating “Prosecution is not legally sustainable and not in the interest of justice.” The DA’s office had advised law enforcement to wait until full medical findings were complete before moving forward. It’s unclear why law […]
When it feels like every day brings a new political scandal, lawsuit, executive order, or other media sensation, it’s easy to lose sight of Congress’s most basic function: passing the annual budget. But the budget reconciliation package is a key policy tool that can improve, and even save, human lives. In a recent coalition letter, […]
Please note the video and transcript include graphic descriptions of violence. (Video also available on Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.) Unbelievable story out of Illinois from last week: “Champaign abortion doctor left fetus parts in woman’s body, lawsuit alleges.” A woman from Indiana traveled to Illinois in spring of 2023. She was about 22-weeks pregnant, and […]
A recent indictment in the state of Louisiana highlights how pro-choice shield laws can protect the powerful at the expense of the vulnerable. Grand jurors in Louisiana indicted Dr. Margaret Carpenter, a New York physician, for criminal abortion after she prescribed abortion pills to the mother of a pregnant minor. The pregnant girl took the […]
A recent proposed bill in Missouri has generated scary headlines, including “Missouri proposes registry for pregnant mothers” from The Hill, and “Missouri Republican proposes ‘e-Harmony for babies’ database to track pregnant women ‘at risk’ of seeking abortion” by The Independent. The bill in question is HB 807, or the “Save MO Babies Act,” proposed by […]
[Today’s post is by Acyutananda. Read more of his thoughts on his blog: No Termination Without Representation] The March for Life takes place every year approximately on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. For forty-nine out of the fifty-two marches so far, the main actionable demand was the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Only in […]
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