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Re-air from 7/10/23 AND 7/15/24 due to computer issues. On today''s show, Lauretta and Mary sit down with Professor Michael New of The Catholic University of America, to discuss some of the reactions in the press to the one-year anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson. Professor New unpacks some of the latest polls on American opinions on abortion. Later in the show, Mary explains the 303Creative decision from the United States Supreme Court and its decision prohibiting government-compelled speech.        St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Re-air from 7/10/23 On today''s show, Lauretta and Mary sit down with Professor Michael New of The Catholic University of America, to discuss some of the reactions in the press to the one-year anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson. Professor New unpacks some of the latest polls on American opinions on abortion. Later in the show, Mary explains the 303Creative decision from the United States Supreme Court and its decision prohibiting government-compelled speech.        St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Today marks two years since the Supreme Court handed down the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health ruling, allowing states to limit abortion rights.Then, a filmmaker and activist on documenting the Jackson, Mississippi clinic at the center of the Dobbs case .Plus, civil rights leaders are remembering Freedom Summer, a voter registration initiative in 1964 that became a pivotal moment in the movement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Indiana lawmakers passed a near total abortion ban after the US Supreme Court overturned its landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade in June 2022.  Indiana's ban went into effect in August 2023.  The ban only allows an abortion if the pregnant person's serious health or life is at risk; if there's a lethal fetal anomaly up to 20 weeks post-fertilization; and in cases of rape or incest, but only up to 10 weeks. Since then, various groups have challenged the rule. The Indiana Court of Appeals heard closing testimony earlier this month that challenged the scope of the ban. It upheld a preliminary injunction in April that the ban violates the religious beliefs of some Hoosiers. Since the ban went into effect abortion clinics, like one in South Bend, have closed their doors.  The New York Times reported an estimated 171,000 people traveled out of state for an abortion or to obtain an abortion pill in 2023. Medication abortions are on the rise, accounting for more than 60 percent of abortions in 2023.   In Indiana, the pill is illegal 10 weeks after a person's last period and must be administered by a doctor. Despite Indiana's ban, births decreased slightly in Indiana in 2023.  This week, we'll talk with guests about the landscape of reproductive care in Indiana. You can follow us on X @WFIUWTIUNews or join us on the air by calling 812-855-0811 or toll-free at 1-877-285-9348. You can also send questions for the show to news@indianapublicmedia.org.You can also record your questions and send them in through email.Guests  Haddie Katz, Tandem Community Birth Center and Postpartum House Forest Beeley, All Options State Programs Manager Jody Madeira, Richard S. Melvin Professor of Law, Co-Director, Center for Law, Society & CultureKristen Jozkowski, William L. Yarber Endowed Professor in Sexual Health Department of Applied Health Science

Roe may be over, but the fight goes on! Moji Alawode-El, co-host of the Feminist Buzzkills Podcast, joins Biz to talk about sipping lemonade on summer days. Wait, no-- Supporting the Abortion Access Front and the ongoing battle for reproductive rights.Support the Abortion Access Front by visiting their website, www.AAFront.org, buying some excellent merch, donating what you can, and helping any way you can. Listen to the Feminist Buzzkills Podcast wherever fine pods are cast. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to support One Bad Mother in its final year! This week, we're sponsored by Bombas and StoryWorth. Go to Bombas.com/BADMOTHER and use code BADMOTHER for 20% off your first purchase. Go to StoryWorth.com/BADMOTHER to save $10 on your first purchase.Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron.Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmotherYou can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org.Show MusicSummon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive SessionsMom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For TeensTelephone, Awesome, Beehive SessionsMama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the ButterbeansMental Health Resources:Therapy for Black Girls – Therapyforblackgirls.comDr. Jessica Clemmens – https://www.askdrjess.comBLH Foundation – borislhensonfoundation.orgThe Postpartum Support International Warmline – 1-800-944-4773 (1-800-944-4PPD)The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline – 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP)Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call or chat. They are here to help anyone in crisis. Dial 988 for https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org and there is a chat option on the website.Crisis Text Line: Text from anywhere in the USA (also Canada and the UK) to text with a trained counselor. A real human being.USA text 741741Canada text 686868UK text 85258Website: https://www.crisistextline.orgNational Sexual Assault: Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.https://www.rainn.orgNational Domestic Violence Hotline:https://www.thehotline.org/help/Our advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential.They suggest that if you are a victim and cannot seek help, ask a friend or family member to call for you.Teletherapy Search: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

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Thanks for taking the time to listen to the full conversation from our episode “Post-Dobbs Crisis: Visions for Abortion Access & Radical Care.” These full uncut conversations are made possible thanks to our member supporters. We are an independent media organization that is dependent on our member supporters. Please consider becoming a monthly supporter for a few dollars a month…goto https://Patreon.com/LauraFlandersandFriendss There are more anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers than there are abortion clinics in the U.S., even in states like New York where abortion is legal. Fake clinics are feeding people disinformation, laws are criminalizing doctors and patients, and the climate of stigma and fear has only worsened since the Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health in 2022. The Dobbs decision took away the constitutional right to abortion, abandoned almost fifty years of precedent, and paved the way for states to ban abortion entirely, as more than a dozen have. In this episode, Laura Flanders and co-host Adaku Utah explore the situation in a so-called safe haven (New York), and the frameworks for care that BIPOC reproductive justice activists — whose people have never been served well by the health system — are drawing on for strength and survival today. Our guests are Elizabeth Estrada, New York Field & Advocacy Manager at the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice and Chelsea Williams-Diggs, Executive Director of the New York Abortion Access Fund. Join us to hear why community care and “chisme” are critical in this moment.Guests:• Elizabeth Estrada: NY Field & Advocacy Manager, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice• Adaku Utah: Senior Manager of Movement Building Programs, Building Movement Project; Organizer, Grassroots Strategist, Politicized Healer• Chelsea Williams-Diggs: Executive Director, New York Abortion Access FundChelsea Williams-Diggs: Executive Director, New York Abortion Access Fund Full Episode Notes are accessible to all at Patreon.com/LauraFlandersandFriends Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders, Sabrina Artel, David Neuman, Nat Needham, Rory O'Conner, Janet Hernandez, Sarah Miller and Jeannie Hopper, Nady Pina, Jordan Flaherty FOLLOW Laura Flanders and FriendsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LFAndFriendsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriendsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lgLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriendsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriendsACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

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This podcast is made possible thanks to our member supporters.  Join our members by making a one time donation, or make it monthly => LauraFlanders.org/donate  Thank you!There are more anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers than there are abortion clinics in the U.S., even in states like New York where abortion is legal. Fake clinics are feeding people disinformation, laws are criminalizing doctors and patients, and the climate of stigma and fear has only worsened since the Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health in 2022. The Dobbs decision took away the constitutional right to abortion, abandoned almost fifty years of precedent, and paved the way for states to ban abortion entirely, as more than a dozen have. In this episode, Laura Flanders and co-host Adaku Utah explore the situation in a so-called safe haven (New York), and the frameworks for care that BIPOC reproductive justice activists — whose people have never been served well by the health system — are drawing on for strength and survival today. Our guests are Elizabeth Estrada, New York Field & Advocacy Manager at the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice and Chelsea Williams-Diggs, Executive Director of the New York Abortion Access Fund. Join us to hear why community care and “chisme” are critical in this moment.“The Supreme Court went against the will of the people. What we're doing now is asking people to join in advocacy, join in the streets . . . Talk to your loved ones about why you support abortion access and try to do it with compassion, understanding, and a fierce heart because now is the time and we need everybody's voice.” - Elizabeth Estrada“. . . I feel both hope and heartbreak right now as we are speaking. Cops and courts are increasingly punishing and investigating people who are trying to seek basic healthcare as abortion. There is less access to gender affirming care. And of course, the genocides that are happening in Palestine, Sudan, and the Congo are stripping people of their lands and literally their lives.” - Adaku Utah“The worst has already happened, and it happened under a democratic president. Let's be very clear. Dobbs happened. Abortion is no longer a nationally protected right. There are people who are struggling to access care today. They can't wait for November . . .” - Chelsea Williams-DiggsGuests:•  Elizabeth Estrada: NY Field & Advocacy Manager, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice•  Adaku Utah: Senior Manager of Movement Building Programs, Building Movement Project; Organizer, Grassroots Strategist, Politicized Healer•  Chelsea Williams-Diggs: Executive Director, New York Abortion Access Fund Full Episode Notes are located HERE.  They include related episodes, articles, and more.Music In the Middle:  “Audacity of Free Thought” by Delasi featuring Noah Dreiblatt released on Brownswood Records.  And additional music included- "Steppin"  by Podington Bear. The Laura Flanders Show Crew: Laura Flanders, Sabrina Artel, David Neuman, Nat Needham, Rory O'Conner, Janet Hernandez, Sarah Miller and Jeannie Hopper FOLLOW The Laura Flanders ShowTwitter: twitter.com/thelfshowTikTok: tiktok.com/@thelfshowFacebook: facebook.com/theLFshowInstagram: instagram.com/thelfshowYouTube: youtube.com/@thelfshow ACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

For episode notes, transcripts, and further reading and resources, visit The A Files website. Follow Renee on Instagram and X (Twitter) Follow Regina on Instagram and X (Twitter) Follow The Meteor on all platforms and visit our website to learn more. Thanks so much for joining us this season. Everyone loves someone who had an abortion!

A spike in support following Dobbs may be waning.

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For episode notes, transcripts, and further reading and resources, visit The A Files website. Follow Renee on Instagram and X (Twitter) Follow Regina on Instagram and X (Twitter) Follow The Meteor on all platforms and visit our website to learn more. Everyone loves someone who had an abortion! 

In Spokane, Washington, a religion-news website called FāVS is bucking the national trend away from local news.

Tia Kolbaba of Rutgers University co-teaches a popular course connecting religion to the hot-button headlines. Kolbaba teaches her students that religion is not separate from everything else but is almost always in the room.

The RNA’s Ken Chitwood breaks down the top three religion stories of the year.

A few weeks ago, voters in Ohio rejected a ballot measure that would have made it harder to amend the state's constitution. As it stands, to amend Ohio's constitution only requires 50% of the vote plus one. Issue 1 would have raised that threshold to 60%.   The turnout for this vote was unexpectedly high for what appeared to be a procedural change. It was the only issue on the ballot. However, this vote was not merely about a procedure. It was also about abortion.   In November, abortion advocates will put forth a proposal to enshrine the “right” to an abortion in Ohio's constitution, with no restrictions on the age of the baby or the mother. Had Issue 1 succeeded in Ohio, this new amendment would have been much more difficult to pass. In other words, Issue 1 was the latest chapter in the story of abortion in post-Dobbs America.   Last year, within six months of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, voters in three states, Vermont, California, and Michigan, added a right to abortion to their constitutions. Kentucky voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have prohibited almost all abortions. And, in Montana, voters rejected a measure to mandate that doctors care for babies born alive after botched abortions.   The Ohio amendment was not technically an abortion vote, and it strained under additional political realities. Still, we have enough data at this point to assume how state-level politics on abortion are trending.   For decades, under the judicial tyranny of Roe v. Wade, pro-life activism aimed to make abortion unthinkable. The primary strategy was to show that the preborn in question are, indeed, babies by, among other means, making the philosophical arguments in defense of life, offering empirical evidence through funding ultrasound machines and distributing tiny life-size models of preborn babies. This was done in the context of a growing and constantly improving network of care centers offered to women facing unexpected pregnancies. All of this work made a significant difference and saved an incalculable number of lives.  However, it is important to note that the Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs case was not a popular vote. It was a welcome gift of God to the cause, and a world without Roe is better than a world with Roe. However, it is best to remember that it was a court case and should not be viewed as a cultural bellwether.  While it may be the case that at least some of these state level ballot initiatives may have fared better had they been more clearly worded, the most obvious takeaway is that all our thinking about abortion is happening in the context of a culture steeped in relativism. People are increasingly willing to grant that the preborn is a baby (or at least increasingly unable to pretend it isn't), but they also tend to have a follow-up question many pro-life activists didn't anticipate: “So what?”  For many, perhaps the vast majority of people, the highest moral good is individual autonomy, and the default position on abortion is permissiveness. Even those who say they'd “never have an abortion” repeatedly tell pollsters they aren't comfortable taking away that option for somebody else. In that context, making rules that curb autonomy or being a tiny person who interferes with that autonomy are cardinal sins.  Relativism and the related commitment to personal autonomy are evils built on the false premise that we are the creator and not creatures. In this worldview framework, the only real moral errors are not having the world I desire, being made to do something I don't want to do, or being prevented from some life I imagine will make me happy.   Any meaningful pro-life agenda must account for this situation on the grounds that we are defending life in a cultural moment in which many are willing to sacrifice everything, even what is acknowledged as a child, to pursue these ends. Ultimately, we'll need to demonstrate, in both word, and deed, that this premise is false, untenable, and enables great evil. For example, abortion does not free and empower women, despite what has been claimed for decades. We now know that 7 out of every 10 women seeking an abortion feel pressured or coerced. Of course, these women still have a choice, but this is anything but “autonomy” and freedom.  Christians know what happens when “everyone does what is right in their own eyes.” Cultures that worship personal autonomy inevitably violate human dignity. Within a Christian worldview, the dignity of every human person as image bearers supersedes their potential to infringe on someone's perceived autonomy. We were made for higher and deeper things than feeling comfortable and happy from one moment to the next.   All we have learned about where we really are in this post-Roe moment points to the fact that there will be no shortcuts, legal or otherwise, in our ongoing efforts to protect preborn life. We cannot stop stressing the fact that every preborn child is a unique, valuable, and fully human image bearer of God. We'll need to champion the very strange idea that marriage, sex, and babies go together and, when they do, they bring strength and flourishing to society. We'll need to stop enabling and rewarding men who pressure, coerce, or abandon pregnant women, while helping women deal with crisis pregnancies. Let's get to work.  This Breakpoint was co-authored by Maria Baer. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org. 

A recent BBC article questioned what last year's Dobbs decision could mean for in vitro fertilization. The owner of a self-described “boutique fertility clinic” in Austin, Texas, told reporters that she's worried abortion restrictions will be bad for business: “If you say life begins at fertili[z]ation, then how can I grow an embryo in a lab, or biopsy it for genetic testing, or freeze it or thaw it, or implant it in somebody, or leave it frozen?”  These questions should have been asked before IVF became big business. In most fertility clinics today, human lives are put in real danger, especially those embryos designated “extra.” These are either aborted, left indefinitely on ice, discarded, or donated for medical experimentation.   The few clinics committed to a more (though not completely) ethical IVF, by creating a single embryo at a time or requiring that every embryo is implanted, won't be affected by abortion restrictions, but most of them will. And they should be.

Due to Lauretta having a family emergency to take care of, this is a re-air from July 10th.  Thank you. On today''s show, Lauretta and Mary sit down with Professor Michael New of The Catholic University of America, to discuss some of the reactions in the press to the one-year anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson. Professor New unpacks some of the latest polls on American opinions on abortion. Later in the show, Mary explains the 303Creative decision from the United States Supreme Court and its decision prohibiting government-compelled speech.    https://ststanschurch.org/  https://eppc.org/  

The award for the weirdest and most misleading headline of the year goes to a recent article in the Washington Post that announced, “An abortion ban made them teen parents.”   The article tells the story of Billy and Brooke High and describes her pregnancy at age 18 as something that just “happened” because they were hanging out after meeting at a skate park. Brooke gave birth to twins soon after the Dobbs decision. She wanted an abortion but would have had to drive 13 hours to get one. Instead, she kept the babies and married their father.   Because all of this is hard, the Washington Post implies, neither the children nor the marriage should have ever happened. Billy's and Brooke's perspective on the other hand is that day-to-day life is really hard. And being parents is growing them up, though they didn't have great examples.  What we can learn from the Post article is not where babies come from, but what young families need.

One of the most important and effective pro-life leaders is Kristan Hawkins, founder and president of Students for Life of America. Kristan became a pro-life advocate in her early teens when she began serving at a pregnancy care center. Her goal is to make abortion “unthinkable and unavailable across the US.”  For years she rallied and mobilized young Americans by calling them the “post-Roe generation.” Though the Dobbs decision last June in a sense fulfilled that rallying cry, the real vision of Students for Life of America has always been the end of all abortions, and the protection of life beginning at conception.   Recently, the headline of a BBC article on Kristan ominously said, “She Helped Kill Roe v Wade - now she wants to end all abortion,” as if that wasn't always the goal. For Kristan, the end of Roe is a partial win on the way to building a culture of life. As she put it to the BBC, “I always tell our team: winners envision the win.”

The last year has put a spotlight on issues surrounding women's reproductive rights and whether or not it's appropriate for women to have control over their own bodies. Rachel Cannon joins Ryan to discuss various aspects of abortion from legislative history to positions influenced by belief in and devotion to religion. It's a sober conversation on a crucial health and family issue that, for the time being, is as unresolved as ever.

On today''s show, Lauretta and Mary sit down with Professor Michael New of The Catholic University of America, to discuss some of the reactions in the press to the one-year anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson. Professor New unpacks some of the latest polls on American opinions on abortion. Later in the show, Mary explains the 303Creative decision from the United States Supreme Court and its decision prohibiting government-compelled speech.    https://ststanschurch.org/  https://eppc.org/        

The long hiatus is over.  Paul's trial in upstate New York is over and there are many cases to discuss on the horizon.  For the grand return after an exhausting and stressful fight over a murder case, Paul is back discussing the two seminal cases on one of American culture's biggest lightning rods.  We're going to discuss the arguments for and against a constitutional right to an abortion.First we will discuss the case that really started it all, Roe v. Wade.  We are going to dive deep into the decision, what does it actually say, and what doesn't it say.  What was the justification used to develop a right to an abortion, and were those arguments grounded on solid constitutional jurisprudence.Then we fast forward the clock roughly 50 years and look at the case which undid it all, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.  We're going to examine why the Supreme Court did a complete about face, how significant it was to overrule the precedent set, and how the Supreme Court felt about the legal reasoning from the 1970s.  We'll also examine whether the dissent makes valid points about how this ruling might open the door to a lot of other challenges which may cause people some great concern.Paul hopes that if nothing else, after this episode you'll be able to fully comprehend why the decisions went the way they did, even if you don't agree with the legal reasoning behind them.

Today Lauretta and Mary are joined by Professor Carter Snead of Notre Dame Law School. Professor Snead discuses the one year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, and the efforts of the deNicola Center for Ethics and Culture to build a true culture of life in our society.    https://ststanschurch.org/    de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture // University of Notre Dame

According to the British paper The Guardian, a U.K. woman recently pled guilty to taking an abortion pill later than the 10-week limit allowed by law. She lied to online doctors, claiming to be less than 10 weeks along when she really thought she was more like 28 weeks. It turns out she was wrong about that too. In fact, she was close to 32 weeks pregnant, nearly full term, and had searched online for the legal consequences of seeking late-term abortion.   As we approach the first anniversary of the end of Roe v. Wade, this case from the U.K. shows just how radical states like Colorado, New York, California, and Michigan are by allowing abortions up to birth, no questions asked. Most European countries restrict late-term abortions. It also demonstrates just how much mail-order abortion pills have changed what it means to protect and defend life. Yes, we need more laws that restrict this evil practice, but we hope for the day when all kinds of abortion are unthinkable.  

The Colson Fellows program is a lasting legacy of Chuck Colson following God's voice. It's been one year since the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v Wade. What's the result?   — Recommendations — Colson Center National Conference Online Megan Phelps-Roper on Armchair Expert   Section 1 - Chuck Colson's Legacy “Christianity Does Not Stop With Salvation: That's Only the Beginning …” Breakpoint Section 2 - The One-Year Anniversary of Dobbs "Fewer Abortions Post-Dobbs" Breakpoint Section 3 - Archeological Findings in the Middle East "Archeology Continues to Confirm Biblical Record" Breakpoint

A year ago, after 49 years of Roe v. Wade straitjacketing legislatures and courts into a draconian pro-abortion regime, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the infamous 1973 ruling. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health the court returned power to the states to determine abortion policy. Pro-life groups have rightly celebrated this fruit of decades of labor, encouraged that their efforts were not in vain. They can also be confident that their work to serve mothers and children will no longer be hamstrung by the miscarriage of justice embodied by Roe.   At the same time, it was not clear a year ago what the end of Roe would mean state by state. How divided is our country over this issue? What would the future of defending pre-born lives entail? Would the Dobbs decision take us closer to the ultimate goal: that abortion would not be merely illegal in some places but unthinkable everywhere? Or would the demon of Roe be replaced by seven more, even worse?   Recently, an article in National Review summarized what can be discerned from the annual Gallup Values and Beliefs poll. The number of Americans who identify as pro-life has grown in the past year by four points, to now 41% of the population. Similar numbers of those polled believe that abortion is a moral wrong. A majority of Americans think that abortion should be illegal in the second trimester, and a strong majority believe it should be illegal in the third trimester.  Not only has public opinion shifted in the wake of the Dobbs decision, but lives have been saved: over 24,000 of them, in fact, according to the statistics organization FiveThirtyEight. Though an additional 69,000 abortions were performed in pro-abortion states compared to the same time period a year before, that was more than offset by the over 93,000 fewer abortions performed in pro-life regions.   The dramatic difference between pro-abortion and pro-life states is an indication of the ongoing radicalization of the pro-abortion movement. States such as New York and California long ago replaced the pretense of “safe, legal, and rare” for macabre celebrations and blatant attempts to silence all pro-life dissent. More recently, and in reaction to Dobbs, my own state of Colorado has passed legislation that will make it among the most radical pro-abortion places in the Western world. There has also been an uptick in vandalism and flagrant violence hurled at pro-life agencies and activists.   The most difficult obstacle to the prospect of building a pro-life culture, even in otherwise pro-life states, is the increasing popularity and availability of mail-order abortion pills. These dangerous chemicals, which kill the children and risk the lives and health of their mothers, can be secured at home, often without a doctor's visit. According to most estimates, chemical abortions, which are notoriously difficult to track, now account for over 50% of all abortions.  Another development over the last year has been the failure of pro-life legislation in otherwise ostensibly conservative places, states such as Montana, Kansas, and Kentucky. Even in states where laws were passed, as in Indiana, pro-life lawmakers had a tougher-than-expected struggle. Thankfully, there were courageous and committed lawmakers who pushed through. In states with so-called “trigger laws”, laws already on the books in the case of Roe's demise, abortion clinics have been closed and restrictions on abortion have been added, leaving whole regions increasingly abortion-free.   The Dobbs decision has also had unexpected implications for other at-risk children. A few years ago, I had the privilege of interviewing Hannah Strege and her family. Hannah was the very first so-called “snowflake baby,” meaning she'd spent the first two years of life as a frozen embryo conceived via in-vitro fertilization, before being adopted and given a chance at life. Hanna and her parents presented an amicus brief for the Dobbs case, arguing that her life shows that viability begins at fertilization due to modern technology. Now, post-Dobbs, the Streges continue to advocate for the protection of embryos as distinct, valuable human beings as more and more states take up the question of when life begins.  The rest of us must continue to advocate for the protection of pre-born life, knowing it will take years of political campaigning, legal maneuvering, crisis pregnancy intervention, and care for at-risk moms and babies. For a free resource on how you can work toward creating a culture of life, go breakpoint.org/abortion.   This Breakpoint was co-authored by Dr. Timothy D. Padgett. To help us share Breakpoint with others, leave a review on your favorite podcast app. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.  

6/23/23 7am CT Hour - Brian Gibson/ Jim Caviezel/ Mary Hallan Fiorito Brian gives an update on where we are in America 1 year after the Dobbs v Jackson decision. Jim shares his new movie "Sound of Freedom" and why it's important for all Americans to watch it and know that is going on with trafficking children today. Buy a ticket or pay it forward here:  https://www.angel.com/tickets/sound-of-freedom?variation=july_3&gclid=CjwKCAjwhdWkBhBZEiwA1ibLmPbYfKtFoHOsSAAv3D8V-fnhUx_a-JY1yOyEESXGB-CvvULHW9wMVhoCCVIQAvD_BwE&zip=60622&date=2023-07-03 Mary reflects on all the pro-life warriors whose hard work led to the fall of Roe 1 year after the Supreme Court decision.

According to a recent report on the online source FiveThirtyEight, the Dobbs decision has made a big difference.   “There were almost 94,000 fewer abortions in states that implemented bans post-Dobbs, just between July and March,” author Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux summarized in a Twitter thread. “Almost 100k affected and that's not even the full year.” And, in states without bans, “Abortions rose by ~70,000.” In other words, the Dobbs decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that overturned Roe v. Wade and returned the abortion decision back to the states has meant a net decrease of 24,000 abortions nationwide.  Some bans have had a more significant impact than others. For example, abortion in states that “have banned abortion after six weeks ... [abortions] tend to drop by 50-60%. If that happened in FL, where a six-week ban is pending, we could be talking about 4k fewer abortions MONTHLY.”   To be clear, Thomson-DeVeaux is alarmed by these numbers.   At the same time, data points to huge shifts in how abortion is attained in America, most notably abortion tourism and an uptick in chemical abortions. So, the work continues. And yet, it is safe to say that elections matter.

6/9/23 7am CT Hour - Mary Hallan Fiorito/ Gary Zimak John and Glen chat about President Trump's recent indictment, Pope Francis' recovery from surgery and the Florida Panther's win. Mary stressed the successes and counterattacks in the past year https://www.usccb.org/news/2023/us-bishops-pro-life-chairman-anniversary-dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health including the most recent and how to make your voice heard. https://www.humanlifeaction.org/take-action/action-alerts/ Gary encourages listeners to know that God is good even when things go wrong and it's not your fault. https://followingthetruth.com/

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Today is National Burrito Day, and just in time to celebrate, last week the Feds caught the alleged firebomber of a Wisconsin pro-life organization's office because of a burrito. 

Audio of Chapman v. Doe (March 20, 2023) Justice Jackson, Dissenting to Grant for Certiorari (Abortion, Munsingwear Vacatur, Dobbs v. Jackson, Mootness)  

Fifty years ago, on January 22, 1973, the United States Supreme Court fabricated a so-called “right to abortion” out of thin air. Today, many will march in Washington, D.C., again committing to the great moral cause of our day.   If you would like to hear a recent interview with Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, on the Strong Women podcast, go to colsoncenter.org/podcasts. 

John and Maria look back on 2022 and talk about the effects some of the biggest stories of the year had on the church and faith.

More than 700 authors and publishing agents have signed an open letter to Penguin Random House demanding the publisher cancel a book deal with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. 

Killing inconvenient babies has long been framed as an issue of “rights,” not what is right. 

John and Maria examine how the expected “red wave” fizzled and why the pro-life position in the abortion debate is losing at the cultural level. 

John asks Alexandra questions about abortion, ranging from the error inherent in the language “removing the right to abortion,” the radical nature of Michigan's Proposal 3 on the ballot, the case for the child in the womb, and building a pro-life culture.

While 66 clinics are no longer providing abortion, pregnancy resource centers continue to do their important care.

On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Hadley Arkes, the founder and director of the James Wilson Institute and professor at Amherst College, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to analyze the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson decision and evaluate whether the ruling went far enough.

On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Federalist Senior Editor Christopher Bedford joins Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss why victories like Dobbs v. Jackson are fleeting and how the pro-life movement can protect itself against vulnerabilities that could be exploited in the future. Read Bedford's article here: https://thefederalist.com/2022/06/30/dobbs-victory-is-more-complicated-and-more-fragile-than-many-realize/

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On this episode of "You're Wrong," a production of Federalist Radio Hour, Federalist Editor In Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi discuss Cassidy Hutchinson's suspicious testimony during the Jan. 6 show trial, the post-Dobbs v. Jackson authoritarian reaction, how to find great vinyl, and what to watch right now.

Sherif Girgis of the University of Notre Dame What Is Marriage? Man and Woman: A Defense

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On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss his new book "Saving Nine: The Fight Against the Left's Audacious Plan to Pack the Supreme Court and Destroy American Liberty."You can find Lee's book here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/saving-nine-mike-lee/1140407441