The weDignify Podcast

Today, Dr. Pat Castle, Founder and President of Life Runners, joins the show to discuss:

• The origin of Life Runners and the legacy he is leading
• How men can become confident in speaking up for life when met with opposition or arguments like "No uterus? No opinion."
• The impact men have on helping women choose life for their child.

...and more!

Resources:

• Unbound by Neal Lozano - link
• Studies and statistics to aid in saving lives - link
• Life Runners A-Cross America Relay (July 4 - August 11) - link
• Join Life Runners (running optional!) - link

Today, weDignify Campus Mentor Francesca Sanderson joins the show to discuss weDignify Small Groups and how intentional, intellectual pro-life formation takes students beyond surface-level passion to deepen their commitment and impact on campus.

In addition to sharing the immense growth that Small Groups have had since launching in 2017, Francesca shares how student Sam Santay has transformed through small groups and truly walks the pro-life walk.

How do you respond to people who say...

"Without abortion, so many more kids will end up in foster care!"

"Those kids are just going to have horrible lives if they're born."

...and more?

Today, Sarah Zagorski joins the show to share her testimony of being in foster care for 8 years and how we can help others to see that potential suffering does not justify abortion.

Today, weDignify staffers join the show to share stories from campus in recent months...plus, meet the newest weDignify Campus Mentor!

Covered today:

• Legacy of Life event recap, meet our 2019 student awardees!
• Meet Micah, the newest weDignify Campus Mentor!
• Wisconsin: one year in and going strong!
• Despicable Illinois hospital cover-up

...and more!

Does contraception use decrease abortion rates?

What does the research say?

Today, Mallory Smyth from Endow joins the show to discuss what researchers have found when looking at the relationship between contraceptive use and abortion.

Resources mentioned:

- British writings on contraception:

• Elle on British Women and Abortions - link
• British Pregnancy Advisory Services on British women and late-term abortions - link

- Guttmacher Institute (research arm of Planned Parenthood) studies on contraception and abortion - link

- Depo-Provera and monkeys: The Decline of Males by Dr. Lionel Tiger

- Economics and contraception: The Bitter Pill by Timothy Reichert

- Increased hormones in water supply: Can Birth Control Hormones Be Filtered from the Water Supply? from Scientific American

- How birth control changes attraction preferences:

• Birth Control Pills Affect Women's Taste in Men from Scientific American
• Going Off the Pill Could Affect Who You're Attracted to, Study Finds from Time

- Encyclical Letter Humane Vitae of Pope Paul VI (July 25, 1968) - link

- Mary Eberstadt on Humanae Vitae: click for video

- More writings on the link between contraception and abortion:

• Human Life International - link
• All Life League - link

Download weDignify's Pregnancy Resource Checklist!

Yes, Planned Parenthood performs abortions...but what's so bad about their clinics that don't perform abortions?

There are clinics that just provide birth control, STD testing, cancer screenings, etc. And those clinics legally cannot provide abortion services or else they will lose government funding. Are those ones all that bad?

Former Planned Parenthood clinic manager, Ramona Treviño, joins the show to set the record straight.

Resources mentioned:

• Live Action undercover videos exposing Planned Parenthood aiding and abetting underage sex trafficking - click to watch
• Ramona Treviño's book Redeemed by Grace - available on Amazon

Click here to join the 7 Days to Living Pro-Life Challenge!

Today, weDignify's Director of Mission Formation, Pamela Suresca, joins the show to discuss mentoring and how intentional relationship and formation transforms college students into pro-life leaders.

Pamela also shares how one student, Alex Lehan, has gone from no regular involvement on campus to a motivated and influential pro-life leader in less than a year!

Download the weDignify Pregnancy Resource Checklist: click here!

Did you know that 70% - 90% of children diagnosed with Down Syndrome in the womb are aborted?

Does that surprise you given that our society preaches inclusion, acceptance, and loving all people no matter their abilities?

How can you help people understand the dignity of ALL people, no matter the challenges they may face?

Mary O'Callaghan from the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame joins the show today to discuss what drives parents to choose abortion after a disability diagnosis, what we can do to be a part of the solution to this massive problem, and more!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Americans With Disabilities Act (1990) - link
• CBS report "What kind of society do you want to live in?": Inside the country where Down syndrome is disappearing - link
• Jerome Lejeune - link

Download the weDignify Dialogue Guide!

Ever wonder what it's really like to work for Planned Parenthood?

Hear from one former abortion worker why she left her job at Planned Parenthood and never looked back.

Help more people leave the abortion industry: abortionworker.com

How much do you really know about Planned Parenthood?

Did you know that there's a lot about Planned Parenthood's history that they don't want to know?

And who from Planned Parenthood advocated for the "extermination" of "human weeds"?

Today, Alison Howard Centofante from Live Action joins the show to shed light on Planned Parenthood's true goals for American society.

Resource of the week: weDignify Pro-Life Dialogue Guide - Click to download!

Mentioned in this episode:

The Pivot of Civilization by Margaret Sanger

My Way to Peace by Margaret Sanger

Sterilization: A Modern Medical Program for Human Health and Welfare by Margaret Sanger

The History of 100 Years of Women's Health Care at Planned Parenthood video

Debunking the 3% Myth video by Live Action

"For Planned Parenthood abortion stats, '3 percent' and '94 percent' are both misleading" by The Washington Post

"The Most Meaningless Abortion Statistic Ever" by Slate

Additional Reading:

"Margaret Sanger was a eugenicist. Why are we still celebrating her?" by America Magazine

Letter from Margaret Sanger regarding her desire to have a black doctor help gain the trust of black communities for her "Negro Project"

"The Wickedness of Creating Large Families" a chapter of Margaret Sanger's book Women and the New Race

The Eugenic Value of Birth Control Propaganda by Margaret Sanger