American abortion laws are among the most radical in the world. Unfortunately, though almost everyone knows that Roe v. Wade made abortion legal at the federal level, few people understand exactly how the case changed the country’s abortion laws. This gives me the opportunity to educate people when dialoguing about abortion at Arizona State University, and I’ve found that many pro-choice people change their attitude about Roe when they understand it better.
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One Way to Dialogue about Roe
Many people label themselves as “pro-choice,” but this label doesn’t tell us much. People’s views on abortion restrictions can vary greatly, from wanting no restrictions whatsoever, to only having legal abortion available in the first trimester in the case of rape. However, the majority of people I’ve spoken to on college campuses will vaguely agree that they don’t support late-term abortion. After providing them with a few simple facts about late-term abortion, almost everyone will agree such procedures should be illegal. The example dialogue below illustrates how a pro-life advocate can help a pro-choice person realize that they disagree with the extremism of Roe because of their existing beliefs about late-term abortion:
Timothy Brahm will be speaking on Understanding and Responding to “My Body, My Choice” at Whitworth University – March 6th from 7-9 PM.
Many conversations surrounding abortion focus on the personhood of the unborn, but the strongest pro-choice arguments grant the entire pro-life case that the unborn is a full human being. They go on to claim that abortion should still be legal because women have a right to control their own bodies. Timothy Brahm will explain how a comprehensive discussion about abortion needs to address more than just the humanity and personhood of the fetus, but also a woman’s right to her own bodily autonomy as it relates to pregnancy.
Speaker: Timothy Brahm, Director of Training, Equal Rights Institute
This event has been sponsored by Whitworth University Students for Life and Leadership Institute
Timothy Brahm will be speaking on Understanding and Responding to “My Body, My Choice” at Gonzaga University – March 5th from 7-9 PM.
Many conversations surrounding abortion focus on the personhood of the unborn, but the strongest pro-choice arguments grant the entire pro-life case that the unborn is a full human being. They go on to claim that abortion should still be legal because women have a right to control their own bodies. Timothy Brahm will explain how a comprehensive discussion about abortion needs to address more than just the humanity and personhood of the fetus, but also a woman’s right to her own bodily autonomy as it relates to pregnancy.
Speaker: Timothy Brahm, Director of Training, Equal Rights Institute
This event has been sponsored by Gonzaga University Students For Life
| Date: |
March 5, 2019 |
| Time: |
07:00-09:00 p.m. |
| Event: |
Understanding and Responding to “My Body, My Choice” |
| Topic: |
Understanding and Responding to “My Body, My Choice” |
| Sponsor: |
Gonzaga University Students For Life |
| Venue: |
Gonzaga University - Globe Room in Cataldo Hall
(509) 313-6854 |
| Location: |
1200 N Addison St
Spokane, Washington 99202 |
| Public: |
Public |
Josh Brahm will be speaking at a private speaking at Charlotte Catholic High School. He will be speaking on the topic of The Most Persuasive Pro-Life Argument.
| Date: |
April 15, 2019 |
| Time: |
TBA |
| Event: |
Charlotte Catholic High School |
| Venue: |
Charlotte Catholic High School |
| Location: |
Charlotte, NC |
| Public: |
Private |
Josh Brahm will be speaking at the University of North Carolina – Wilmington for private speaking event for Ratio Christi Club.
| Date: |
February 18, 2019 |
| Time: |
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Event: |
Ratio Christi Club |
| Topic: |
6 Practical Dialogue Tips: What We’ve Learned from Talking with 5,000 Pro-Choice People, and The Most Persuasive Pro-Life Argument |
| Sponsor: |
Ratio Christi Club |
| Venue: |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
| Location: |
Wilmington, NC |
| Public: |
Private |
