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“We were offered a termination 4 other times because my baby was like me.”

October 18, 2023/in Ableism, They Can Hear You, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Monica Snyder

I was moved by this Twitter thread from Nina Tame. I’m reprinting it here for your consideration. There is no room in the medical model for any neutrality around disability. It’s always a devastating tragedy. I’m an adult with Spina Bifida, a birth “defect.” I’m a horror show of a worse case scenario because I’m […]

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Ask a Pro-Life Atheist: Anonymous submission

October 4, 2023/in Religion, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Kelsey Hazzard

Once a month or so, the Secular Pro-Life blog features a short interview with a pro-life atheist. (See the full series of interviews here.) 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 for the opportunity […]

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Ask a Pro-Life Atheist: B.K.S.

September 4, 2023/in Religion, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Kelsey Hazzard

Once a month or so, the Secular Pro-Life blog features a short interview with a pro-life atheist. (See the full series of interviews here.) 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 for the opportunity […]

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Interview: Missouri Pregnancy Center Director

August 18, 2023/in Abortion pills, Miscarriage & Pregnancy Loss, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Kelsey Hazzard

Secular Pro-Life recently interviewed Sheri Petruso, the Executive Director of Birthright St. Charles (a short drive from St. Louis, MO). Pregnancy resource centers like Birthright play a crucial role in abortion prevention, especially post-Dobbs. A transcript of the interview is below. We thank Sheri for her dedication and for sharing her insights with us. Tell […]

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Beth Fox, auto representante: “Toda vida es valiosa y cada vida vale la pena vivirla”.

August 8, 2023/in Ableism, en español, Your Stories /by Guest Blogger

 [This article is a Spanish translation of “Beth Fox, self-advocate: “Every life is valuable and every life is worth living” courtesy of volunteer Pablo Caballero. If you’re interested in volunteering to translate our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] Beth Fox, presidenta de Rehumanize International, habla en Rehumanize Meet Up durante la Marcha por la […]

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Ask a Pro-Life Atheist: Patrick Copeland

August 4, 2023/in Religion, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Kelsey Hazzard

Once a month or so, the Secular Pro-Life blog features a short interview with a pro-life atheist. (See the full series of interviews here.) 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 for the opportunity […]

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A pro-choicer has doubts: “Is this really the hill I want to die on? I’m basically Thanos.”

August 2, 2023/in Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Monica Snyder

My brother Neil (also an atheist) has spent most of his adulthood in secular, left-leaning cities on the West coast with in-person social circles which are almost entirely pro-choice. Years ago, while sitting around the living room with his three college roommates, Neil started talking about reasons he opposes abortion. One roommate, Shawn, adamantly disagreed, […]

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Ask a Pro-Life Atheist: Jesse

July 3, 2023/in Religion, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Kelsey Hazzard

Once a month or so, the Secular Pro-Life blog features a short interview with a pro-life atheist. (See the full series of interviews here.) 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 for the opportunity […]

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Article laments baby boy born because of Dobbs

June 9, 2023/in They Can Hear You, Uncategorized /by Monica Snyder

On May 22, 2023, In These Times published “What It’s Like to Have an Abortion Denied by Dobbs,” which profiles Lationna and her newborn son, Kinglsey. I came across the article because of this tweet: The tweet already had a whole lot of quote tweets, many of them saying terrible things about Lationna herself, what […]

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Poem: To the father

June 6, 2023/in Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Guest Blogger

[Poem from a follower and supporter describing her thoughts and feelings decades ago as the father of her baby reacted to an unplanned pregnancy. Happily, he came around, and she has cherished being the mother of her now full-grown son.] I’m pregnant, I tell him Stunned silence Then,You know you don’t have to go through […]

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