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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

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In this episode Muslim intellectual Dr. Javad Hashmi refutes pro-choice arguments made by famous Islamic scholars.

Javad T. Hashmi is a board-certified emergency physician, former Fellow of Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School, and a PhD candidate in the Study of Religion (Islamic Studies) at Harvard University. In addition to his medical training, Dr. Hashmi holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Arabic & Islamic Studies from U.C. Berkeley and Harvard respectively.

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This is the first of a two-part series with Muslim intellectual Dr. Javad Hashmi. In this episode Josh interviews him about his journey from pro-choice to pro-life and how Muslims think about moral culpability and human value. They spend the rest of the episode having an impromptu nerdy philosophy debate about personhood.

Javad T. Hashmi is a board-certified emergency physician, former Fellow of Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School, and a PhD candidate in the Study of Religion (Islamic Studies) at Harvard University. In addition to his medical training, Dr. Hashmi holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Arabic & Islamic Studies from U.C. Berkeley and Harvard respectively.

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Jacob Nels joins host Marylee Shrider on Voices for Life, a production of Right to Life of Kern County, to discuss his sidewalk counseling ministry and the resources that Equal Rights Institute provides to increase your effectiveness outside of abortion facilities. In this episode, Jacob provides insight into fostering dialogues with abortion-minded women, including conversation starters, body language, clothing, signage, and graphic images.

Chapters:

• 0:30 — Recap of part 1
• 2:33 — Understanding what abortion-minded women are going through
• 6:53 — Conversation starters on the sidewalk
• 9:45 — Focusing on helping and loving the woman
• 10:49 — Body language and what to wear
• 13:18 — Keeping a calm presence
• 13:50 — All ages can be effective on the sidewalk
• 14:55 — Continuing the conversation throughout their time at the clinic
• 16:25 — Effective use of signs
• 18:42 — Graphic images
• 23:32 — Talking to pastors about sidewalk counseling
• 25:40 — Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass information
• 27:48 — Conclusion

Related Links:

Right to Life Kern County
http://rtlkc.org/

Equal Rights Institute Website:
https://EqualRightsInstitute.com

Equal Rights Institute Blog:
https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com

Equipped for Life Course:
https://EquippedCourse.com

Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass:
http://SidewalkCounselingMasterclass.com