In Episode 110 you will hear a conversation between Brian Fisher, co-founder and President of Human Coalition, and Kira Schlesinger, Episcopalian Priest and author of Pro-Choice and Christian, talking about:
- Leaving a successful career in the for-profit sector to serve unborn children and their mothers
- The work of human coalition to find and support women who are at-risk to abort through a 6-pronged approach
- Why pregnancy, birth, and abortion are not just woman’s issues
- The fatherhood crisis in our country
- The role of eugenics and racism in the history of the abortion agenda
- Laci and Conner’s law that protects unborn children from acts of violence – its complexities, confusion, and inconsistencies
- Why the deep engagement of the local church will play a pivotal role in ending abortion
- Her journey towards writing the book and searching for a more nuanced understanding about abortion
- How our individual interpretations of the bible create the opinions and ideas we hold closely
- How the abortion conversation often centers on a cultural discomfort with women’s bodies, sex, and pregnancy
- A short history of the abortion debate in our country, the influence of religion, and a holistic pro-life ethic
- Ethics as the study of competing goods: a woman’s personhood and right to bodily integrity vs a potential life
- Empowering both women and men to share their experiences of abortion
- Engaging well in conversations on abortion and other controversial topics
Links from the show:
- Human Coalition website
- Human Coalition Church Toolkit
- Brian Fisher Interview
- Kira Schlesinger on Twitter
- Kira Schlesinger on Facebook
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