Secular resources are necessary At Secular Pro-Life, we’re repeatedly asked about resources for secular people who experience emotional and mental health issues after abortion. Pro-life programs such as Rachel’s Vineyard and Silent No More are devoted to helping people heal, but these programs are overtly faith-based and may not be a good fit for atheists, […]
The Secular Pro-Life blog is kicking off a new series! Once a month or so, we will feature a short interview with a pro-life atheist. Although Secular Pro-Life is not exclusively for atheists, historically atheists have played a key role in the organization. As atheists become more prominent in the pro-life movement generally, we’re excited […]
With Roe v. Wade‘s reversal, we can finally have a real debate about abortion in the United States. From what I’ve seen on social media since Dobbs — mostly lies about ectopic pregnancy, marriage equality, and the like (with a healthy dose of ableism and classism) — I’m inclined to agree with this tweet: But […]
Our friends at Rehumanize International organize consistently amazing conferences. Rehumanize is a Consistent Life Ethic (CLE) group, which means their work encompasses a wide range of social ills. That includes abortion, along with threats to older humans like the death penalty and sex trafficking. Their conferences present a wonderful opportunity for activists in different spheres to come […]
Recently, several people have asked us what we mean by the name Secular Pro-Life. Is our leadership secular, or just advancing secular arguments? Who can join Secular Pro-Life? Secular Pro-Life is led by secular women. Specifically, it is led by three atheists: Monica Snyder (Executive Director), Kelsey Hazzard (Founder and President of the Board), and […]
[Special thanks to volunteer Samantha S. for her transcription work. If you’d like to volunteer as a standby transcriber or translator for SPL, contact us.] Illinois Right to Life (IRTL) was kind enough to host me on their podcast, Life Chat, with this flattering episode title “Secular Pro-Life: Crucial in the abortion debate.” IRTL Executive […]
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 […]
1. Abortion bans mean women won’t be able to get treatment for ectopic pregnancy. There are currently no abortion laws that outlaw treatment of ectopic pregnancy. Quite the opposite, many state laws explicitly exempt treatment of ectopic pregnancy from their definitions of abortion. For example, last year’s Texas Heartbeat Law incorporated Texas’ Health & Safety […]
[Much of the following information is also available as a Twitter thread here.] You don’t have to be religious to be against abortion, as evidenced by the existence of pro-life atheists (like us), agnostics, and other non-religious people. For pro-choicers who argue otherwise, the thought process seems to be “religious people are pro-life, so if […]
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Politico leaked a draft of the Supreme Court opinion that will overturn Roe v. Wade. (Don’t have time to read the whole thing? Here’s a good summary.) The final version is expected this summer. The opinion rejects Roe as “egregiously wrong from the start,” because it was […]
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