In 2022, SPL signed a coalition letter opposing criminalizing women who get abortions. Recently, an SPL supporter emailed me expressing disappointment that we had signed this letter. He asked how abortion can ever be stigmatized if the government doesn’t care enough about it to prosecute women who get abortions. We exchanged several emails about it. […]
This article was originally published at Pregnancy Help News and is reprinted with permission. Did you know that a doctor in a state that allows abortion can prescribe abortion pills to a woman in a state that bans abortion, and the doctor may not get in any legal trouble? That seems kind of weird, right? […]
Today’s article is a guest submission, and the author asked to remain anonymous. In November 2024, three mothers—each of whom were subjected to involuntary and unwanted abortions—filed suit in federal court challenging the constitutionality of Minnesota’s abortion laws. The mothers are joined by two pregnancy resource centers, two physicians, and NIFLA. The claims were brought […]
A June 2025 article by Katy Ferek in the Wall Street Journal, “Republican’s Life-Threatening Pregnancy Collided With Florida’s Abortion Politics,” looks at an instance that occurred in May 2024 when Rep. Kat Cammack experienced an ectopic pregnancy and dealt with a medical team hesitant about how to proceed. The Wall Street journal framed Cammack’s story […]
Normally, peaceful occupation of a building would, at most, result in a trespass charge. But if that building is an abortion center, protestors can face years in federal prison. That disparity is thanks to the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, a gift to the abortion industry passed under the Clinton administration. The FACE […]
[This article is a transcript of “Charging women with felonies for burying miscarried children?” 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 want to talk for a second about this article: Prosecutor Warns of Potential Charges Against […]
[This article is a transcript of “No, OBGYNs aren’t fleeing pro-life states“ 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.) A new study just came out looking at where OBGYNs choose to practice medicine after Dobbs compared to before […]
[5/22/25 update: We hosted a livestream discussion of the details of this case.] Missed the livestream? Get the replay! You can find most of this content on Instagram here. [5/20/25 update: In a follow up interview, Adriana Smith’s mother, April Newkirk, emphasized said they’ve named Smith’s unborn son Chance, and said “We want that baby. […]
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, […]
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