Quick Response #23: If Pro-Lifers Were REALLY Pro-Life…

As a pro-life advocate, have you ever experienced this situation: you’re having a dialogue about abortion, and the person you’re talking to begins lecturing you about how you’re not REALLY pro-life and all the things and causes you’d support if you were? In this Quick Response video, Emily Albrecht explains why that’s a red herring and how to respond to it, as well as explaining a bit about the “consistent life ethic”/”seamless garment” position.

Transitioning from ERI Training to Pregnancy Center Work (with Meredith Maloley & Jacob Nels)

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While at our Airbnb in Washington, D.C. we filmed a set of podcasts with Emily, Jacob, and Meredith Maloley. Meredith helped Emily run the pro-life club at St. Olaf, and now volunteers as an ERI Club Coach and works at a Pregnancy Resource Center.

In this episode they discuss what pro-life advocates ought to know about how PRC’s work behind the scenes, Meredith’s journey from ERI-style college dialogues to counseling at a PRC, and comparing and contrasting her methods with Jacobs.

Quick Response #22: People Are Just Pro-Life Because They’re Religious

Pro-choice people often charge that the only reason for someone to be pro-life is because they’re religious. In this video, Emily Albrecht explains why this is both factually untrue and logically fallacious (in this case, using an ad hominem to distract from the real argument).

Reprotection’s Innovative Approach to Closing Abortion Facilities

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Download a PDF transcript of this podcast here

Jacob interviews Missy Stone, CEO of Reprotection, a new organization that helps pro-life advocates protect women and children from harm by investigating and closing down dangerous abortion providers.

In this interview you will learn about how Reprotection works, the many government agencies that regulate abortion facilities, a few crazy stories, and how to get information to Reprotection so they can do what they do best while you stay focused on sidewalk counseling.

Learn more about Reprotection at:
https://Reprotection.org

Contact Reprotection at Info@Reprotection.org

Chapters:

  • 00:00 Introducing Missy and Reprotection
  • 14:31 Why clinics are often poorly maintained and run by sub-optimal doctors
  • 17:21 What Reprotection does
  • 21:36 The government agencies involved in regulating abortion facilities and why bad reports are sometimes ignored
  • 30:28 A success story
  • 37:39 A horror story from Florida
  • 58:33 How you can send tips to Reprotection and what they’re looking for
  • 1:07:44 Why Reprotection was launched after initial testing