In Search of Truth
Prolife Links I frequently use

Pregnant? Need Help?

Pregnancy Centers

Stand up Girl - "A place where girls share the truth about their unwanted pregnancies"

The Birth Site - Offers help for pregnant mothers

A personal testimony by Vera Faith Lord

Medical Facts about Abortion

Stories

Abortion Alternatives in Chicago

National Life Center Toll Free Hotline - 1-800-848-LOVE

Real Alternatives- 1-888-LIFE-AID

LifeCall.org - "Resources for Pregnant Women and Their Babies"

Adoption Online

Zoe for Life - Pledges to help any woman in a crisis pregnancy

CitizenLink Abortion Alternatives

Think About It Online

Amy's Story

Recovering from Abortion

After Abortion - Emily's Blog

AfterAbortion.org - "Tthe web's most complete source of information on the aftereffects of abortion and post-abortion healing."

National Office of Post-Abortion Reconciliation and Healing

Rachel's Vineyard - Healing after abortion


Political Action Groups

Democrats for Life of America - there's a lot more than you would think. With 11 local chapters, this growing group is dedicated to electing pro-life Democrats to public office and promoting a pro-life position within the platform of the Democratic Party.

Republican National Coalition for Life - dedicated to promoting a pro-life position within the Republican Party.

National Right to Life Committee - America's premier advocate against infanticide, abortion, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.

Family Research Council

Illinois Federation for Right to Life

Susan B. Anthony List - dedicated to electing pro-life women to Congress.

Legal Action for Women - Provided legal referral for women injured by abortion.


Pro-Life Advocacy

Population Research Institute - dedicated to stopping human rights abuses committed in the name of family planning, and through research and education to dispelling the myth of overpopulation. Offers a weekly news service.

The March For Life Fund Home Page

Pro-Life Action League - non-violent Chicago-based protest group. Headed by Joe Scheidler.

Roe No More Ministries - Led by Jane Roe, the plaintiff in the 1973 Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion in America

RoevWade.org - "29 years of Life denied"

Culture of Life Foundation & Institute

Pharmacists for Life International

Women Deserve Better - "Abortion Hurts Women"

The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform (Caution, graphic)

Life Education and Resource Network, Inc. (LEARN) - America's largest African-American pro-life group.

Blackgenocide.org - New Jersey chapter of LEARN

National Memorial for the Unborn - in Chattanooga, Tenesee


Pro-Life Styles

Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians - "human rights start where human life begins!"

LeftOut - a haven for progressive pro-lifers.

Atheist and Agnostic Pro-Life League - "...because life is all there is and all that matters, and abortion destroys the life of an innocent human being."

Libertarians for Life - "Founded in 1967 to show why abortion is a wrong, not a right."

Feminists For Life of America - This non-partisan group proudly carries on the pro-life feminism of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Feminism & Nonviolence Studies - An Interdisciplinary Journal devoted to a feminist pro-life perspective


More Pro-Life Resources

Statement on Building a Culture of Life

Working Together for A Culture of Life

Does the Birth Control Pill Cause Abortion?

GE Medical Systems 4d Ultrasound Scan - Try it out!

Not Dead Yet - disability rights group that strongly opposes euthanasia and assisted suicide by challenging the dehumanizing myth that the sick, disabled, or otherwise handicapped people are "better off dead"

A letter conerning the medical redefinition of pregnancy

Postfertilization Effects of Oral Contraceptives and Their Relationship to Informed Consent - by Drs. Walter Larimore and Joseph Stanford

Medical risks of In-Vitro Fertilization

Hannah's Prayer Ministries - Christian Support for “Fertility Challenges”

Snowflakes Embryo Adoption Program

Embryo Adoption, on the Rise, Is Still a Moral Question Mark - from Zenit.org

Abortion and Breast Cancer Quarterly - Dedicated to exploring the link between abortion and breast cancer.

The Scientific Basis for a Prolife Position

The Ultimate Pro-Life Resource Page

Pro-Life Organizations on the Web - a pretty comprehensive list

St. Antoninus Institute Pro-Life Shopping Guide

Statement on the Use of Violence to End Abortion

Pro-Life Infonet - A free email list that distributes pro-life news and information.

Major Pro-Abortion Links

NYU Margaret Sanger Papers Project - Everything you wanted to know about Margaret Sanger and more.


Articles

When Do Human Beings Begin? Scientific Myths and Scientific Facts - by Dianne Irving

Just the Facts - Shows the progress of a baby's development inside the womb

The Abortion Cocktail - (chemical abortion) by Bernard Nathanson, First Things 59 (January 1996): 23-26.

Is there really such a thing as 'Safe Sex'?

Profiles of 14 Leading Anti-Choice Organizations - From Planned Parenthood Federation of America. This is only a sample of the way Pro-life groups are being targeted

Common -Abortion Clichés and the Pro-Life Response - Article by Valerie Protopapas

Frederica Matthewes-Green - the personal website of a well-know pro-life author.

Biotechnology: A house divided - A discussion of the report of the President’s Council on Bioethics with contributions from Leon Kass and others (from The Public Interest)

Leon Kass and the Challenge of Bioethics - A review of Kass's new book Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Dignity from William E. May.

“On the Permanent Limitations of Biology” (PDF, 59k) - Essay by Leon Kass, M.D. (This is the last chapter of his new book.)

The Transhumanists - an article by Wesley J. Smith

Abortion, Bioethics, and Personhood: A Philosophical Reflection - by Francis J. Beckwith

Religion and Ethics Newsweekly

Selected “Culture of Life” Conference Papers - at Notre Dame

Exploring the Cultural Dimensions of Family Planning Programs - A fascinating article by Marion Carter.

Pro-life Science Fiction? Check out The Mountains of Mourning by Lois McMaster Bujold.


Bioethics Centers

President's Council on Bioethics - Contains a wealth of in-depth reflection on bioethical issues

American Bioethics Advisory Commission - A resource for issue-specific materials

Bioethics International Calendar - Covers mainly Conferences and Educational Programs

Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity - Based in Bannockburn, Illinois

Center for Law and Genetics

Christian Medical and Dental Association

Eubios Ethics Institute - Based in Japan and especially good for Asian resources

Hellenic Center for Biomedical Ethics - Located in Greece

International Society of Bioethics


Other Bioethics Resources

American Life League

Americans to Ban Cloning - representing a broad-based coalition dedicated to banning ALL human cloning.

Do No Harm - national coalition of professionals in the scientific and medical communities "dedicated to the promotion of scientific research and healthcare which does no harm to human life.

Society, Religion and Technology Project - "Looking at the ethics of technology for a New Millennium"


Student Groups

American Collegians for Life - America's oldest nationwide, student run pro-life group

Collegians Activated to Liberate Life - Madison, Wisconsin

University Faculty for Life - A multidisciplinary association of scholars speaking out for human life

Open Directory of Student Pro-life groups

ASU Students for Life

Berkeley Students for Life

Duke Students for Life

Georgetown University Right to Life

MIT Pro-Life - “Because Science Cares”

Notre Dame Right to Life

Princeton Pro-Life

Purdue Students for Life

Stanford Students for Life - "A person is a person, no matter how small." - Dr. Seuss

St. Louis University Students for Life

University of Cincinnati Students for Life

Vanderbilt Students for Life


Religious Links

Abortion, Theologically Understood - by Stanley Hauerwas

The Embryo and the Bible - A brief statement from Fr. John Breck

The early church fathers and abortion - By Larry V. Crutchfield, Ph.D.

Mother Teresa Speaks on Abortion - Her powerful brief to the U.S. Supreme Court and her testimony beforePresident Clinton and others.

The National Pro-Life Religious Council - an ecumenical umbrella coalition of Christians "called to affirm and witness to the Biblical standard of the value, dignity, and sanctity of human life." Currently works within most major "mainline" and "fundamentalist" denominations, as well as the Roman Catholic Church in America.

National Conference of Catholic Bishops - Pro-life Activities

Human Life International - A great resource for pro-life information.

Priests for Life - this "officially approved association of Catholic Clergy who give special emphasis" to upholding the sanctity of human life is one the the BEST, most comprehensive online resources for pro-lifers that we know of.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Pro-Life Activities

Lutherans for Life

Orthodox Christians for Life of Chicago

A Buddhist Look At Abortion - By Punnadhammo Bhikkhu

Jews For Morality - "A Traditional Jewish Perspective" - "A people who lose their virtue will soon be deprived of their freedom."

Some Islamic Perspectives on bioethics