Kelsey Hazzard, the founder and president of Secular Pro-Life, also happens to be a lawyer. For the Rehumanize International conference earlier this month, she offered her legal analysis of lawsuits that challenge abortion restrictions on “religious liberty” grounds. The video and transcript are below. The short version (spoiler alert): A religious liberty claim does not […]
After Dobbs overturned Roe v. Wade, many people wondered whether the March for Life would continue. After all, the March was founded as an annual protest of Roe. Since 1974, it has occurred on or near the January 21 anniversary of Roe, bringing millions of anti-abortion Americans to the steps of the Supreme Court, urging […]
Tomorrow during the virtual Rehumanize International Conference, SPL founder and president Kelsey Hazzard is giving her presentation “Religious Liberty Justifications for Violence: A Legal Analysis.” (Don’t have a ticket yet? Get one!) Below are the legal opinions cited in the presentation. Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872 (1990) […]
Attorney General Merrick Garland (pictured) leads the Department of Justice. Under his direction, the department has caused great injustice to pro-life Americans. Protests will take place today in Washington, D.C. and tomorrow in Philadelphia, PA. Washington, D.C.U.S. Department of Justice Headquarters950 Pennsylvania AveOctober 5th, 11 AM Philadelphia, P.A.U.S. Department of Justice Eastern District of Pennsylvania615 […]
Today’s post is my guest author Heather C. Postcards: Are easier for congressional aids to review and tally, Add a visual message to your prose, Are cheaper than sending a letter, and Have a larger impact than an email. Legislators assume that for every letter or postcard they receive from a constituent, there are at […]
Nearly two months after Dobbs v. Jackson, the legal landscape has changed dramatically. Under the Roe regime, babies younger than 24 weeks were utterly defenseless, and even older babies often could be legally killed. Today, fifteen states recognize the humanity of children in the womb. (So does Utah, but its law is currently held up […]
[Today’s guest article is by Dr. Calum Miller.] Introduction Opponents of the right to life often claim that abortion is a human right, and that “the UN says so.” Neither of these is true. While some UN agencies and treaty bodies with no legal authority often advocate for abortion against the explicit position of many […]
Tomorrow, voters will decide whether to add a pro-life amendment to the Kansas constitution. In 2019, the Kansas Supreme Court struck down the state’s ban on dismemberment abortions. The dismemberment method, also known as “dilation & evacuation” or “D & E,” is used after the first trimester, when unborn babies are too large to kill […]
[Today’s guest article is by Kaine Spitak and Herb Geraghty. Kaine Spitak is a JD candidate at Duquesne University and the President of their school’s LGBT Law Society. Herb Geraghty is the Executive Director of Rehumanize International, a secular non-partisan human rights organization dedicated to creating a culture of peace and life.] In the wake […]
Kentucky Judge Mitch Perry temporarily enjoined the state’s pro-life laws, laughably claiming that recognition of human life in the womb is an establishment of religion. Ninety-five percent of biologists, including a strong majority of those who consider themselves pro-choice, acknowledge the scientific reality that human life begins at fertilization. Even the Justices who decided Roe […]
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