Equipped for Life Podcast Episode #113: How to Respond to Reproductive Anxiety in Dialogue
We spent the last episode defining reproductive anxiety and identifying Gen Z’s top concern related to it. In this episode, Emily Geiger and Dr.
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We spent the last episode defining reproductive anxiety and identifying Gen Z’s top concern related to it. In this episode, Emily Geiger and Dr.
Read →“It felt like a bomb dropped,” my daughter Emily recalled over lunch as she shared the circumstances and moments of terror that she and her husband, Josh, felt—the time they were given a pregnancy diagnosis of a potentially serious brain abnormality, which included being presented with the option to have ... Read More The post The Time Abortion Touched Our Family: Life Decisions After a Prenatal Diagnosis appeared first on Equal Rights Institute .
Read →If you’ve ever talked with a pro-choice person about abortion (in person or online), chances are really good that at some point you wanted to yell “But it’s a baby!!” Pro-choice people often give justifications for killing prenatal children that they would never in a million years accept for killing ... Read More The post How To Trot Out a Toddler To Clarify Your Abortion Conversations appeared first on Equal Rights Institute .
Read →ERI has refined its mission statement to focus on equipping people to have respectful, one-on-one conversations that can change hearts and minds about abortion, emphasizing mutual respect and understanding between pro-life and pro-choice individuals. The organization highlights the importance of personal relationships in transforming culture and invites supporters to share their experiences and challenges in engaging with pro-choice people to improve their approach.
Read →Campbell compares words such as baby, fetus, and preborn in conversations about abortion. She argues that useful terminology should support substantive dialogue rather than turn disagreements over labels into the entire discussion.
Read →Carlson uses the story of Horton Hears a Who to introduce a philosophical discussion about protecting very small persons. The accessible opening connects the familiar children's story with pro-life reasoning about personhood.
Read →Brahm and Monica Snyder answer listener questions about biological personhood arguments, misinformation, and abortion-related healthcare claims. They also discuss difficult dialogue dynamics and nonreligious resources for people seeking support after abortion.
Read →Geiger and Carlson argue that pro-life responses to IVF policy should distinguish embryo-protection concerns from other religious or ethical objections. They recommend compassion toward people experiencing infertility and discuss alternatives whose medical claims require separate clinical review.
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