Post-publication edit: SPL’s Herb Geraghty and Monica Snyder streamed an in-depth conversation about the complexities of defining “abortion.” Get the replay link here: Replay: “Abortion Across the Aisle” 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Georgia’s heartbeat law is under attack, and the case has been making its way through the courts. A pro-abortion activist judge briefly stripped Georgia babies of the right to life, but that deadly decision was stayed while the Supreme Court of Georgia takes up the appeal. Yesterday, Secular Pro-Life submitted an amicus brief in the […]
In October 2023, Social Science Medicine published “Technically an abortion”: Understanding perceptions and definitions of abortion in the United States. The researchers presented survey participants with descriptions of pregnancy scenarios and asked the participants whether the scenarios were abortions. Participants could answer “yes, definitely,” “no, definitely not,” “maybe, it depends,” and “I don’t know.” I […]
[This article is a transcript of “Why do abortion providers need to ‘induce fetal asystole’?” courtesy of volunteer Ben Tomlin. If you’re interested in volunteering to transcribe more of our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] (Video is also available on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube) Have you ever had a pro-choice person tell you that there’s […]
Secular Pro-Life regularly shares citations and statistics concerning later abortion, including the many reasons the topic is worth its own discussion. When we bring this up, pro-choice people will often counter with, “Later abortion is only 1% of all abortions performed.” Of course 1% of approximately one million abortions a year is still an alarmingly […]
Under the “abortion rights” section of NBC’s website, they have “A dramatic rise in pregnant women dying in Texas after abortion ban.” The article is a summary of an unpublished analysis from the Gender Equity Policy Insitute (GEPI). I searched their website and couldn’t find any recent reports related to Texas. I can’t look at […]
During this month’s presidential debate, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris had the following exchange: Trump: Will she allow abortion in the 8th month, 9th month, 7th month?Harris: *eyeroll* c’monTrump: Under Roe v Wade you could do abortions in the 7th month, the 8th month, the 9th month.Harris: That’s not true. September 10, 2024 ABC News […]
I recently read this article in the journal Palliative Medicine: Building trust and improving communication with parents of children with Trisomy 13 and 18. Trisomy 13 and 18 are common life-limiting conditions associated with major disabilities. This article explores the experiences of parents of children with Trisomy 13 or 18, focusing on the parents’ interactions […]
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