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Las leyes que regulan el aborto reducen internacionalmente las tasas de aborto, pero altas tasas de embarazo no deseado pueden ocultar este efecto.

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[This article is a Spanish translation of “Abortion laws decrease abortion rates internationally, but high unintended pregnancy rates can mask this effect” courtesy of volunteer Pablo Caballero. If you’re interested in volunteering to translate our content, please contact us.] [Una versión de esta publicación está disponible en Twitter aquí .] En septiembre de 2020, The Lancet […]

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Abortion laws decrease abortion rates internationally, but high unintended pregnancy rates can mask this effect

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[Esta publicación está disponible en español aquí.] [A version of this post is available on Twitter here.] In September 2020, The Lancet published “Unintended pregnancy and abortion by income, region, and the legal status of abortion: estimates from a comprehensive model for 1990-2019.” The study discussed three factors: Higher UIP drives up abortion rates. Stricter abortion […]

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Iranian study examines relationship between maternal religious attitudes and PTSD after abortion or miscarriage

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Marist poll finds common ground in the abortion debate (Mexico City Policy, Roe v. Wade, Down Syndrome abortions)

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A recent Marist poll took a nuanced look at Americans’ views of abortion. The poll is interesting because it digs further into people’s stances than most polls do. Worth noting: 17% of people who call themselves “pro-life” think abortion should be legal either during the first three months of pregnancy, first six months of pregnancy, […]

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No, the Mexico City Policy does not drive up international abortion rates.

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[Today’s post is by guest blogger Candace Stewart.] One of the first actions the new Biden Administration is expected to take (which has yet to happen as of this writing) is the repeal of the Mexico City Policy. The policy originated under Ronald Reagan and prevents US foreign aid funds for family planning from going […]

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Cultivating a life-affirming culture in Australia

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[Today’s post is by pro-life Australians Matthew Reid and Therese Hungerford-Morgan. If you would like to contribute a guest post, email your submission to info@secularprolife.org for consideration.] Australian abortion laws have become significantly less restrictive in the last decade. Abortion up to birth has been decriminalized across the country. Specifically, abortion is available on request […]

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Pro-Life Status Report from Germany

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[Editor’s note: Today’s guest article by German pro-life advocate Andreas Düren was written before the coronavirus outbreak.] In Germany, abortion is generally illegal under Section 218 of the criminal code. The only exceptions are the so-called “medical indication” (danger to the life of or the threat of grave impairment to the pregnant woman’s physical or […]

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MPs shine light on Canadian abortion survivors left to die

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“Live-birth abortion” sounds like an oxymoron, but it’s the term being used to describe a shockingly common scenario in Canada. A National Post article headlined “Birth of a legal quandry: Live-birth abortions a perilous grey zone in Canada’s criminal code” reports:  On Thursday, three federal Conservative backbenchers said they had asked the RCMP to initiate […]

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Pro-life laws prevent abortion primarily by preventing unplanned pregnancy.

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Today’s guest post is by Conner Alford. Women and their partners are generally forward-thinking and rational in their fertility behavior. Within our society’s broader debate on abortion, two particular pro-choice arguments have occupied a great deal of attention among political activists and leaders alike. The first and stronger of these arguments postulates that legal restrictions […]

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Abortion is Nothing to Celebrate

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On May 25, Ireland voted in favor of appealing their 8th amendment, passed in 1983, which addressed the equal right to life of unborn children and their mothers. The results were announced the following morning, to reactions of cheers, celebrations, and tears. These were happy tears from the pro-choice crowd, shed because while the country […]

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