Pro-Life Thinking

Clinton and Nathan talk about two articles being shared around social media. The first is an article by a former Focus on the Family speaker who considered having an abortion after her husband tragically died on a trip to the beach. Another is a woman who went into labor while taking her bar exam. Then they respond to some arguments from the Bible in defense of abortion they received on their iTunes rate and review page.

The portion of the book I quoted from was Medical Ethics: Principles, Persons, and Problems by John M. Frame, pp. 95-102. See those pages for a much more in-depth examination of the passage from Exodus 21.

Here's the link to "I was in the pro-life movement. But then, widowed with 6 kids, I prepared for an abortion." by Shannon Dingle

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/10/11/abortion-miscarriage-pro-life-choice-widow-column/5909096002/?fbclid=IwAR0jts3beyeNeqMuo2hN09jMJRku8rzMXPHPo07eK6_0GqISoBBvGqqmeZs

Here's the link to "Woman goes into labor and gives birth in the middle of taking the bar exam" by Lauren M. Johnson

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/10/us/mom-has-baby-while-taking-bar-exam-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1N0d1zsgG3PYcvfkp2VGZn9IJ2y6ijTWGmJTZY17iqwvcOmEvgvqpXOHs

Clinton is joined by Chris Christiansen, who recently debated Valerie Tarico. They're going to analyze a video on YouTube by Ryan Chapman called A Politically Neutral Take on When Human Life Begins. Clinton and Chris also discuss the Biblical account of David losing his son and what it says about the pro-life position for Christians. They finish off with a discussion about the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court.

Here is a link to Chapman's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM49DB7jgDE&ab_channel=RyanChapman

Lost episode! Clinton and Nathan recorded this episode in July, 2019, but post-production hadn't been done on the episode so it hasn't been released for public consumption. Now it's ready to go (at least as ready as it will ever be, considering audio through BlogTalkRadio isn't the greatest). The topic for discussion in this episode is gradualism, the idea that a human gains value as he develops (either because his capacity to feel pain develops, or for some other reason).

Clinton is joined by Braxton Hunter of Trinity Radio to discuss a debate between Eric Hernandez and "Maxwell Yates" on the existence of the soul.

The 19th century rail worker whose name I was trying to remember was Phineas Gage, who experienced pronounced personality changes after having his brain fully pierced by a large iron spike.

Here's the link to Pro-Life Thinking's YouTube channel, where you can watch our discussions live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdQdRwZ92m74SMtz5__ORxA?view_as=subscriber

Here is Trinity Radio's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzBRc0afgrS-PCrm6nka1_A

Here is the link you watch the debate in its entirety: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAHsXskI3cU

Clinton and Nathan review a recent debate on abortion between Chris Christiansen and Valerie Tarico on the Right to Reason podcast, hosted by Robert Stanley. But first, they talk about some listener (and non-listener) comments.

Here's a link to the debate:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRiT0grlWcg&t=1s&ab_channel=TheRighttoReason

Clinton interviews Nick Reynosa, Director of Public Policy and Public Relations for Society for Ethical Research, about fetal harvesting going on at UCSF.

Clinton interviews Nick Reynosa, Director of Public Policy and Public Relations for Society for Ethical Research, about fetal harvesting going on at UCSF.

Clinton and Nathan are joined by Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests for Life to discuss Norma McCorvey's (the Roe of Roe v. Wade) alleged deathbed confession on the AKA Jane Roe documentary. Fr. Frank knew McCorvey well, so he is here to offer their insights into this confession and how McCorvey has been used by the pro-abortion lobby for their own purposes.

Here are some links to statements by various pro-life leaders who knew Norma McCorvey personally:

Mark Crutcher of Life Dynamics

https://lifedynamics.com/norma-mccorvey-recants/?fbclid=IwAR2GcEEv9G2PpRbwPmUU1QinFro6Nqq6qIo2TotcQj0M--Jb4YTDmdl6mU0

Joe Scheidler of Pro-Life Action League

https://prolifeaction.org/2017/norma/

Frank Povone of Priests for Life

https://www.priestsforlife.org/norma/documentary.aspx

The Netherlands have made it legally permissible to euthanize dementia patients. How much longer until prior consent is no longer necessary?

The Catholic News Agency report:

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/amp/news/dutch-supreme-court-rules-doctors-can-euthanize-dementia-patients-31228?fbclid=IwAR0dS88isyghN69c5OdIGt_C5u-jjtkVemirE0OWCEt5FvcPJEtemT28T90

Clinton is joined by John Elefante, former Kansas frontman and current singer for Jay Sekulow Band, to discuss a pro-life song he released in 2013, called This Time.

An article about John's partnership with Online for Life, "Former 'Kansas' Lead Singer Releases Pro-Life Video of Adopted Daughter's Near Abortion" by Christian Post:

https://www.christianpost.com/news/former-kansas-lead-singer-releases-pro-life-video-of-adopted-daughters-near-abortion.html

John Elefante's website: https://johnelefante.com/

You can buy the album at his website, or at Amazon or iTunes:

www.amazon.com

www.itunes.com

Human Coalition: https://www.humancoalition.org/ 

House of Ruth: https://hruth.org/