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 […]
Photo Credit CDC on Unsplash Hyperemesis gravidarum – not just morning sickness Among the many arguments in the abortion debate is that of health challenges resulting from pregnancy. Pro-abortion publications (such as ProPublica) will even spread misinformation on maternal health and abortion laws in order to argue in favor of abortion legalization. Doing so has […]
There have been many news articles implying or outright claiming that abortion bans have made doctors afraid to manage miscarriage. Often the articles are about (1) women in states with abortion bans who (2) have a missed or incomplete miscarriage (their body does not fully pass the remains of their child on its own) and […]
The journal Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics published an essay by SPL’s Executive Director, Monica Snyder, titled “When miscarriage is an emotional crisis, medical professionals can help.” The essay reviews Monica’s efforts to have genetic testing conducted and then obtain the remains of one of her miscarried children. One of SPL’s followers, Erika, left a heartfelt […]
This content has now been covered by Dallas Express and Live Action. [This article is a transcript of “Do Texas medical residents learn to provide miscarriage care?” 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, YouTube, and Instagram.) Sharyn Alfonsi: “What […]
You can find most of this content on Instagram here. Yet again, ProPublica releases an article blaming Texas’ abortion law for a case of maternal death: “A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.” In short, Porsha Nguzemi goes to the ER after experiencing heavy […]
[This article is a transcript of “Miscarriage in Texas” 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, YouTube, and Instagram.) Story out of Ms. Magazine: “Texas’ Abortion Ban Nearly Kills Wife. Now He’s Speaking Out.” This is the […]
[This article is a transcript of “Does Texas require doctors to wait until there’s no heartbeat to intervene in emergencies?” courtesy of volunteer Ben Tomlin. If you’re interested in volunteering to transcribe more of our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] This video is also available on Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Okay, new ProPublica article, “A Woman Died After […]
Much of this info available as a tweet thread here. As seen on Twitter/X: So the South Carolina abortion ban directly resulted in a woman being charged with murder for a miscarriage? That sounds awful. Also really strange, because South Carolina’s abortion law sprecifically does not allow criminal prosecution of women who get abortions. Here […]
The abortion debate is often described as anti-choice people opposing abortion for religious reasons on the one side and pro-choice people supporting abortion for more secular, pluralistic reasons on the other. In reality, the different sides are more complex. Of course, we at Secular Pro-Life often focus on the secular bases for opposing abortion. But […]
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