After multiple pro-life protests and a warning letter from state Attorneys General, Walgreens has abandoned plans to sell chemical abortions in twenty states. The company wrote that it intends to comply “with all applicable laws and as a result would not be able to dispense Mifepristone in all locations.” The twenty states where Walgreens will […]
When discussing whether women regret abortion, I think people are using different meanings of the word “regret.” Some mean feeling remorse over an event or wishing it had gone differently. Others mean feeling sorrow or otherwise suffering. The ideas are similar but not identical. The distinction is important when we discuss whether women regret their […]
Florida inmate Natalia Harrell (pictured) recently petitioned to have her unborn child — and, consequently, herself — released from jail. So far, her legal effort has been unsuccessful. Initially, this struck me as being a bit like a physically immobile person complaining about house arrest. The child’s immediate environment will be the womb regardless, so […]
Sam Bankman-Fried, infamous for his role in the collapse of FTX that caused huge losses for cryptocurrency investors, already faced numerous fraud and conspiracy charges for stealing from customers. Now federal prosecutors in New York have indicted Bankman-Fried for making unlawful political donations. The alleged scheme involved “siphon[ing] off FTX’s customer funds and deploy[ing] them […]
Today’s guest author is David D’Auria. David is a statistician from Arlington, Virginia. He currently serves as acting president of Rehumanize International’s DC-Maryland-Virginia chapter. All views are his own. This is the first article in a series. Think for a moment about where the pro-life movement was this time last year, and how much the […]
Monica Snyder, the executive director of Secular Pro-Life, appeared with a pro-choice pastor, an abortion funder, and a Democrats for Life staffer for an “abortion roundtable” podcast. You can listen to their conversation for free on Audible, or read the transcript below. Special thanks to our volunteer, Anna Zwergel, for the transcription. If you’d like […]
The journal Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics recently published an issue focused on how people are affected by pregnancy loss. I’m grateful to say my story was one of those chosen for publication. I’ve talked about my experiences with miscarriage in blog posts before (especially Our cultural gaslighting of women who miscarry before 20 weeks and […]
The Ethics of Abortion by Christopher Kaczor is one of the more frequently recommended pro-life works from our followers (see our reading list). Goodreads summarizes the book as follows: Appealing to reason rather than religious belief, this book is the most comprehensive case against the choice of abortion yet published. The Ethics of Abortion critically evaluates all […]
Secular Pro-Life’s executive director, Monica Snyder, debated pro-choice Christian philosopher Dustin Crummett. The livestreamed conversation lasted two hours! You can watch the video above, or read the transcript below. [Special thanks to volunteer Samantha Sandstrom for her transcription. If you’d like to volunteer to transcribe or translate, please fill out our volunteer survey.] Santi: Welcome, […]
Our friends at Rehumanize International want you to get creative for human rights! Their annual Create | Encounter art extravaganza is accepting submissions through this Saturday, February 18th. Rehumanize International is a consistent life ethic (CLE) organization, promoting respect for human life at all ages. Create | Encounter is for pieces that “explore subjects of aggressive violence […]
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