Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 decision in favor of the pregnancy centers challenging a California law that required them to post signage advertising state-funded abortion. The majority opinion, which found that the pregnancy centers were protected by the First Amendment, was written by Justice Thomas and joined by Chief Justice Roberts and […]
Mississippi passes 15-week abortion limit: Last night, Mississippi governor Phil Bryant signed a law limiting abortion to the first 15 weeks of pregnancy, except to save the life or health of the mother. Here, for reference, is what a 15-week-old human looks like (via the Endowment for Human Development): While much media coverage noted that […]
Secular Pro-Life does not take an official position on what gun control measures are best suited to end the scourge of school shootings in America. We do, however, take an official position on ignorant bullshit memes: we are opposed. So when we saw this questionable meme comparing gun policy to abortion policy, we felt the […]
(Shop artist Alisha Vernon on Etsy.) A few weeks ago the New York Times ran “The Women the Abortion War Leaves Out,” a refreshingly objective op-ed about the high costs of motherhood that drive many to choose abortion. Author Michelle Oberman, a law professor and self-described feminist from California, wanted to better understand the goals […]
Interviewer’s note: People who aren’t involved in the pro-life movement—and even some within it—tend to believe that those who stand outside abortion clinics are there to shame and terrify vulnerable abortion-minded women. But what I’ve witnessed has been quite the opposite: the people who wait outside of abortion clinics (referred to within our movement as […]
Suppose that you were the CEO of a business in crisis. Industry-wide, sales are down a shocking 21 percent. What would you do? You might start by trying to improve your company’s public image. If that fails, you might go negative, increasing your customer base by scaring them away from alternatives to your product. And […]
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would take up the case of National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra, which is a constitutional challenge to California’s anti-pregnancy-center law. The law forces pregnancy centers to post a sign advertising California’s abortion subsidy program. Pro-life pregnancy centers claim that this compelled advertising […]
[Today’s guest post by Adam Peters is part of our paid blogging program.] The Supreme Court said there’s a right to abortion. However, it also said there’s a right not to have one, and that right applies to minors. Unfortunately, this is something many won’t accept: mothers often feel pressured to abort, and can face […]
[Today’s guest post by Nick L. is part of our paid blogging program.] It seems that no matter where you turn during your internet browsing, someone is talking about Planned Parenthood. It’s a hot topic and often there seems to be no middle ground; either Planned Parenthood is the best option women have for healthcare […]
Top: a “photo” of a 9-week fetus from EarlyAbortionOptions.com (See under “What does the tissue look like?”) Bottom: a picture from WebMD of an 8-week fetus. Also Snopes links to BabyCenter for accurate depictions of fetal development. Notice BabyCenter’s photo is basically the exact same picture as WebMD’s. Fetal Development Facts: At 9 weeks, the […]
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