Pro-Life Thinking

Clinton and Nathan hosted a Facebook Live interview with Scott Klusendorf, president of Life Training Institute and author of Pro-Life 101: A Step-By-Step Guide to Making Your Case Persuasively, Stand for Life: Answering the Call, Making the Case, Saving Lives (with John Ensor), and The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture.

Clinton talks a bit about clergy blessing abortion clinics.

The pastors who blessed the clinic in Washington, D.C. in 2017:

http://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/interfaith-blessing-planned-parenthood_us_5873a2a0e4b02b5f8589ee75

The pastors who blessed the clinic in Bethesda, Marylands in 2018:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/01/29/clergy-gather-to-bless-an-abortion-clinic-which-provides-rare-late-term-abortions-in-bethesda/?utm_term=.9c56fa0370d4

Clinton talks about a vote to protect late-term fetuses from 20 weeks on, fetuses that can likely feel pain.

The Washington Post article:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/abortion-ban-bill-fails-to-advance-in-the-senate/2018/01/29/98ad2c0e-0518-11e8-94e8-e8b8600ade23_story.html?utm_term=.8d7a3223dda4

The Democrat high-five:

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/01/30/red-state-democrat-high-fives-shutdown-chuck-after-voting-to-block-20-week-aborti-n2441561

Abortion Stats Overseas:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6235557.stm

The Secular Pro-Life article:

http://blog.secularprolife.org/2016/07/no-most-late-term-abortions-are-not_13.html

Clinton and Aaron discuss an abortion-choice thought experiment recently brought up by science fiction author, Patrick S. Tomlinson, on Twitter. If you're in a burning IVF lab which is going up in flames, who would you rescue, assuming you can only rescue one: a five-year-old child or a canister filled with a thousand human embryos?

Clinton and Nathan interview Nancy Pearcey, author of Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions About Life and Sexuality. This books covers a host of social issues concerning us today.

Clinton and Aaron talk about two of the lesser known analogies from Judith Jarvis Thomson's "A Defense of Abortion" essay, the example of the burglar and the people-seeds.

Clinton and Aaron begin a two-part series. They begin by discussing bodily rights arguments and the different things someone can mean when they say "my body, my choice." They also discuss some of the arguments against the idea that a woman's bodily rights justifies abortion.

For further reading:

"Autumn in the Sovereign Zone: Why 'It's My Body, I Can Do What I Want' Won't Do" by Timothy Brahm

https://blog.equalrightsinstitute.com/autumn-in-the-sovereign-zone-why-its-my-body-i-can-do-what-i-want-wont-do/

"Do No Harm (Except for That Killing Thing)" by Rich Poupard

http://lti-blog.blogspot.com/2007/01/do-no-harm-except-for-that-killing.html

"De Facto Guardian and Abortion: A Response to the Strongest Violinist" by Stephen Wagner

http://doc.jfaweb.org/Training/DeFactoGuardian-v03.pdf

Books mentioned on this podcast:

Defending Life: A Moral and Legal Case Against Abortion Choice by Francis J. Beckwith

Clinton is joined by Stephen Wagner, director of Justice for All, about his book Common Ground Without Compromise. They will talk about why finding common ground with abortion-choice advocates is so important.

Clinton and Nathan are joined by their guest, Christopher Kaczor, to talk about his book The Ethics of Abortion. Also be on the lookout for Chris' book Abortion Rights: For and Against, co-written with pro-choice lawyer Kate Greasley.

Nathan and Clinton talk about Clinton's recent debate with Matt Dillahunty in Dallas over whether or not we have a right to die.

Here's the link on YouTube where you can watch the debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRlxJxPtYRg&t=1s

It's been pointed out to me that I've been saying Denmark, but euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are not legal in Denmark. That's correct. What I've been meaning to say is the Netherlands, not Denmark. An unfortunate mistake, but just substitute in the Netherlands whenever I say Denmark.

Books mentioned in this podcast:

Taking Rites Seriously: Law, Politics, and the Reasonableness of Faith by Frank Beckwith

Life's Dominion: An Argument About Abortion, Euthanasia, and Individual Freedom by Ronald Dworkin