Episode 21 - Mark Lee Dickson, Guest Convo

Mark Lee Dickson is a Texas born-and-raised pro-life activist whose efforts have garnered national attention.  He's been featured in various news outlets such as Fox News, CNN, the Washington Post, the Huffington Post, and the New York Times.  Mark Lee is in leadership at Right to Life of East Texas and is best known for starting the Sancturary Cities for the Unborn initiative, which has helped lead over 40 cities across the United States pass enforceable ordinances outlawing abortion within their city limits.

Chad does his best Chuck Norris as lead for this episode, as Ben shoots puns from the hip as his second-on-patrol.  The co-hosts explore the borders of cultural counterpunching by learning from their guest about the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn initiative.  Why would a city that doesn't have an abortion facility want to preemptively outlaw abortion in their city?  How is it that local governments are able to pass ordinances like this when there's Roe vs. Wade?  And if one were to feel called to do this very thing in their city, how could one make that happen?

SHOW NOTES:

Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn website:  https://sanctuarycitiesfortheunborn.com/

Mark Lee's recent success at the US Supreme Court: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/12/texas-abortion-law-supreme-court-advocates/