Life Chat

Sarah Michalak, Regional Coordinator of the Upper Midwest for Students for Life, participates in a lively discussion with Dr. Steve Jacobs about the state of the abortion debate. She specifically discusses college students and their attitudes towards this important issue, as well as her experiences with different college campuses and perspectives on the abortion issue. 

She explains her passion for creating a culture of life and how she believes that the younger generation is more than equipt to do this. If you are interested in learning more about what we do at Illinois Right to Life, please visit our website: illinoisrighttolife.org and consider giving a donation!

Could two individuals with a passion save hundreds of lives in just a few years? Is there really a simple, direct, and compassionate way to convince women that they have options besides abortion? Let Them Live, an organization designed to help women in financial crises, does just this.

Listen to this podcast to get Emily Berning's unique take on the importance of the pro-life movement's direct involvement with womens' lives. Savannah Dudzik, Communications Assistant at Illinois Right to Life and Pregnancy Counselor at Let Them Live, interviews this trailblazer on the newest episode of Life Chat!

Many of the stories from the now-defunct Northern Illinois Women's Center in Rockford sound as if they come from a low-budget slasher movie. The horrifying truth is that they were all too real.

Dr. Mark Waters, professor of English at McHenry County College and author of the book, Signs from a Peculiar Institution: One Witness's Account of a Quite Ordinary Horror (And a Small Peace), spent years praying and counseling outside the clinic and witnessed many of the horrors first-hand.

Join Illinois Right to Life Executive Director, Amy Gehrke, as she chats with Dr. Waters about his experiences at the Northern Illinois Women's Center and how the prayers and work of pro-life advocates eventually closed the deadly clinic. You won't want to miss this chilling episode of Life Chat!

Eric Scheidler, Executive Director of Pro-Life Action League, can't remember a time when he was not pro-life. However, his ways of being outspoken and addressing this issue have changed over the years and ultimately led him to devote his life to pro-life work.

Listen as Eric shares personal anecdotes and advice on how to best put your pro-life passion into action!

Rebekah Hagan explains the utter fear and discouragement she felt when she saw the two pink lines on the pregnancy test she took along in a grocery store bathroom, and how that transformed her life. 

She covers the topics of abortion pill reversal, teenage pregnancy, and how women deserve better than these horrific procedures. Listen now to hear Rebekah's captivating story and how she is turning what she went through into her life's work.

A shining light in the pro-life movement, our incredible new executive director Amy Gehrke shares her story and how she finally ended up here in Chicago, fighting for life in a state most hostile to pro-lifers.

A dynamic hero for women, Georgette’s story is relatively simple: At 16, she got an abortion because it seemed like the simple solution. However, it wasn’t until she was in her mid-thirties that she finally found healing.

What she did because of that healing has changed countless lives. Her story begins one “Sanctity of Life Sunday,” where she first plummeted into the depths of despair before taking her hurt and sorrow and using it to lead a ministry of hope and healing for women.

A bright and cheery face in the pro-life movement, Serena Dyksen is the founder of “She Found His Grace” ministries and the author of a new book, She Found His Grace. The story of how she used her sorrow and regret for the greater purpose of helping women heal will give any listener chills. Listen to the podcast to hear Dyksen’s incredible story of healing and forgiveness as well as where her ministry is today.

Here is a link to the recording of the event Serena mentioned hosting:  https://www.facebook.com/sdyksen/videos/10159037091856273 

Kevin Grillot's strong and enthusiastic voice in the pro-life movement draws the curiosity of all those around him. His whole life, people have asked him, "Why are you so involved in the pro-life movement?" and this podcast episode holds the answer.