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 […]
A prenatal diagnosis is often accompanied by the pressure to abort, leaving most parents feeling unsupported by the medical community and society at large. In our series “Stories of Prenatal Diagnosis,” we share testimonies of parents who received a diagnosis while pregnant and their personal experience in handling it. Today’s story is from “L.E.” What […]
Remember this meme? When media outlets make biased decisions about what stories to cover or not cover, it activates the availability heuristic, a common logical fallacy. That’s why it’s important to rely on data, not anecdotes – especially when it comes to matters of health. The data tell us that maternal health in the United […]
We asked our followers on social media: 1. Are you pro-life (PL) or pro-choice (PC)?2. Besides abortion restrictions or bans, list any policy positions you think should be priorities of the pro-life movement. Here are a few of the top responses. MissAnthrope: “PC. Better access to supportive, voluntary (non-coercive and non-punitive) treatment, including medication assisted […]
This content is available in video form here, and in written form below the video. Also posted to Facebook and Twitter/X. Regarding “after-birth abortion,” there are (at least) three distinctions to keep in mind. 1) There are distinctions between ending a pregnancy when there is an adverse prenatal diagnosis versus when there isn’t. Sometimes parents […]
In a Harvard Law Review journal article, Mary Ziegler raises important questions about the status of pro-choice and pro-life conscientious objectors operating in the field of medicine. For example, in a post-Roe context, pro-choice medical providers face conflicting pressures from licensing boards and legal codes. Pro-life medical providers face unfriendly regulators who view abortion as […]
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 […]
Once a month or so, the Secular Pro-Life blog features a short interview with a pro-life atheist or agnostic. (See the full series of interviews here.) Although Secular Pro-Life is not exclusively for atheists and agnostics, historically they have played a key role in the organization. As they become more prominent in the pro-life movement generally, we’re […]
A very similar version of this post is available as a Twitter/X thread here. Photo Credit: Valeriia Miller on Unsplash Dear Pro-Life Community, I am officially asking that we stop conflating the harm abortion does to women with the concept of “regret.” This may seem trivial but I’m telling you: It’s important. First, I’m not […]
Today’s guest author is Sarah Terzo. You can read more of her articles here. The below blog post is also available as a recording here: Juno Carey is a midwife who works in the abortion industry. In her 2024 book A Necessary Kindness: Stories from the Frontline of Abortion Care, she describes different things she witnessed […]
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