[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, […]
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 […]
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