Dear Jane

Our special guests today are sharing a story about choosing life amidst a traumatic prenatal diagnosis. Hannah was 20 weeks pregnant when she found out that her baby boy Arrow had Trisomy 13. Hannah’s shock and grief was compounded by doctors' dismissive outlook on Arrow’s chances of survival and repeated offers to discontinue his life. It wasn’t until she began working with the Be Not Afraid Program that Hannah found hope and a path forward for Arrow’s life.

Our guest today is Joyce McCauley-Benner, Director of Public Education at Feminists for Life. For the past 20-plus years, Joyce has worked as an advocate for vulnerable populations, including sex trafficking victims, domestic violence victims, and low-income families. Joyce weaves her personal story of pregnancy after rape along with experiences from her advocacy efforts to help audiences understand the powerful connection between the exploitation of women and the abortion industry.

If the 14th Amendment protects personhood, then why is abortion legal in some states? Josh Craddock sits down with us to explain the history of the 14th Amendment and how constitutional personhood is the next logical step for the rights of unborn children. Josh is an affiliated scholar with the James Wilson Institute on Natural Rights and the American Founding.

Today we sit down with Mark Lee Dickson, Founder of Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn. Mark is best known for leading 67 cities and seven counties across the United States in the passing of enforceable ordinances outlawing abortion within their city limits. Grab a cup of coffee and join us as we discuss the process of protecting the unborn city by city.

Victim imagery has been used across a variety of social reform movements with stunning effectiveness. But can the same be said for imagery of aborted children? Today we sit down with Trevor Polo, a Pro-Life Strategist from Protect Life Michigan. Trevor lays out a compelling case for the use of victim imagery to humanize the unborn and bring the violence of abortion into the light.

Today we sit down with John Bockman to talk relationships. In 2020, John and Dr. Stuart Derbyshire published an article in the BMJ’s Journal of Medical Ethics asserting the fetal pain experience. Dr. Derbyshire had written against the existence of fetal pain since 1994 - until he and John started having better conversations.

Emily Berning and her husband Nathan emptied their savings account to help a woman who was facing financial challenges and considering abortion as a solution. The result of this leap of faith was an empowered new mom and Let Them Live, a non-profit dedicated to removing financial barriers for women who want to choose life. According to the Guttmacher Institute, a staggering 73% of women in the United States choose abortion due in part to financial concerns. Emily joins us today to share how God and his faithful are footing the bill to Let Them Live.

For far too long men have been told they don’t have a voice in the abortion debate. Men for Life are speaking out and changing that. Today we sit down with Jacob Tonglet, Director of Outreach and External Relations at Men for Life. Jacob shares the importance of men taking leadership roles in the pro-life movement as informed, active, and purposeful defenders of life.

Today we sit down Carrie Murray Nellis, expert advocate on ethical adoption processes. She started Abiding Love Adoption Agency because as an attorney she saw that adoption was becoming more and more transactional. Carrie wanted an agency that focused solely on supporting and empowering expectant mothers to either parent or place for adoption without pressure or coercion.

Christina Bennett was going to be aborted but a miraculous encounter saved her life moments before the scheduled termination. It only took one stranger to encourage her mother to choose life. Join us today as we sit down with Christina to talk about discovering self-worth, investing in relationships, and stopping the abortion industry from harming women and children.