[Guest blogger Kara considers different factors regarding the rape exception. While SPL does not necessarily agree with every view written here, Kara makes several good points deserving of discussion as she earnestly explores the issue.] The horrid sentiments expressed by Todd Akin have left a lot of people livid and angry. I am one of […]
An article appears in the September/October 2012 issue of The Humanist, entitled “Are Atheist Pro-Life Groups Promoting Sound Science?” which quotes Secular Pro-Life leaders. The article was written by Marco Rossi, a man who once worked for Planned Parenthood– so it’s no surprise that the article is unflattering. He comes right out of the box […]
On Tuesday the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a law in South Dakota requiring that doctors tell their patients considering abortions that the abortion procedure increases her risk of committing suicide. Considering the great post abortive impact on a woman’s physical and mental health, this is a reasonable decision that should be supported by […]
Disclaimer. Even if all pro-lifers used secular reasoning, there is plenty of room for disagreement in the multi-faceted abortion debate. Secular Pro-Life takes formal stances on a few issues, but where SPL members—especially SPL leadership—disagree, SPL declines to take an official position. (See, for example, the rape exception.) The alleged link between abortion and breast […]
First, it makes no sense to tell people who believe human rights are being violated to mind their own business. (See also: “Don’t like abortion? Don’t have one.”) Second, views on abortion show no correlation to gender. Even if we could forever silence men on the topic, the abortion debate would remain intractable. Third, it’s […]
How women feel about their abortions varies. Sometimes the pro-life side underscores the negative mental and emotional impacts for post-abortive women. Pro-choice advocates often reject such claims and instead suggest women frequently feel relief after an abortion. Other times the pro-choice side claims most women don’t even want abortions, but feel they have no choice due […]
New Hampshire – The New Hampshire House has passed legislation requiring a 24 hour waiting period before an abortion and also requires doctors to inform patient’s about the link between abortion and breast cancer. Here is the actual language in the legislation regarding said link: e) Materials that inform the pregnant woman that there is […]
Today’s post is a review of an article on Jezebel, in which a pro-choicer describes visiting a pregnancy help center, viewing her unborn baby on a sonogram, and then having an abortion. The author now rails against pregnancy centers. What I see above all in this story is a deep-seated grief that has been transformed […]
CORRECTION: I misread the story about the federal court ruling. It did not uphold the the South Dakota law requiring disclosure of psychological risks. Instead, it upheld the law requiring disclosure that a) abortion terminates the life of a human being, and b) women have a right to not have an abortion. I apologize for […]
Yesterday, instead of doing P-chem homework, I wandered around the internet. A friend had mentioned The Abortioneers blog, where people who perform abortions or help women get access to abortions write about their experiences and, I think, seek solidarity. Curious, I read a few posts. It’s a bit like staring through the Looking Glass into […]
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