Download | Duration: 00:03:05

I've always loved the bloopers compilations on DVD's, so I figured, why not do the same thing for a radio show? If you enjoy the fact that we don't always sound intelligent in the making of our show, then you're going to love this. To listen to more bloopers, go to http://prolifepodcast.net/bloopers/index.html.

        

Download | Duration: 00:46:48

Josh, Liz and Carrie respond to listener emails and a voicemail in one of the funniest episodes we've recorded in months! Don't forget to check out the bloopers!

Note from Josh: Sorry about the coughing in the background. I was really sick the day we recorded this episode.

Listener Mail:

1. "What do you think of this bumpersticker?  'Ich bin ein Embryo.'"
2. "I disagree with Josh on the use of the word 'murder' in the abortion debate."
3. "If fertilization is a 12-24 hour process, does this mean that the morning after pill is technically OK, since it would happen before fertilization is complete?"
4. "I heard a faulty argument for animal experimentation on MythBusters, and it sounds like the same arguments for human cloning."
5. "What do you think about trigger statutes that would make abortion illegal in a state in the event that Roe vs. Wade were overturned?"

Sex-Selection Abortion Resources from Liz:

• These first 4 facts are cited in Steve Wagner's wonderful book, "Common Ground Without Compromise."
  • A British medical journal, The Lancet, estimated in 2006 that 10 million girls, who should have been born in India in the previous twenty years, were missing. (Source: Prabhat Jha, et. Al., “Low male-to-female sex ratio of children born in India: national survey of 1.1 million households,” The Lancet, 2006; 367:211-218.)
  • That is a rate of 500,000 girls per year. The authors attribute these missing girls to abortions that followed sex determination tests. Sex determination techniques include chorionic villus sampling, ultrasound, and amniocentesis. The techniques are constantly being refined. The Province reported in 1990 that an ultrasound tech in the United States had developed a non-invasive procedure for determining the sex of the fetus as early as fourteen weeks. See Glen Schaefer, “Ultrasound Tests Determine Sex of Fetus,” The Province, 11/25/1990.
  • An accompanying Lancet article by Shirish Sheth affirmed these assessments and referenced additional evidence that sex-selection abortions are common in India and China. In both countries, boys are much preferred to girls for cultural and socio-economic reasons. (Source: Shirish S. Sheth, “Missing female births in India,” The Lancet 2006; 367:185-186.)
  • A 2003 Lancet article also called attention to this problem: Dinest C. Sharma, “Widespread concern over India’s missing girls,” The Lancet 2003; 362:1553  
• Liz cited this study about US sex selection (Full-Text PDF Available)
• Liz cited this Boston Globe article
• And check out this New York Times article

Josh was right about Americans United for Life, or AUL being the organization that puts out an annual book with state pro-life legislative guides.

Link of the Week: "You Shouldn't Have Been Born."

Tell us what you think!

• Call our new listener voicemail line to leave a message to be used in a future listener mail show: Call 559-851-LIFE.
• Email: Josh@ProLifePodcast.net

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Download | Duration: 00:32:39

Josh starts the show by telling one of the most important news stories of 2009 for pro-lifers to be aware of. After the break, we respond to some listener mail in response to a recent discussion on pro-life voting guidelines.

Listener Mail:

1. "Wouldn't a pro-lifer voting for Giuliani simply give the GOP reason to stop nominating 100% pro-life candidates?"
2. "Shouldn't we avoid saying that we might be willing to vote for a pro-abortion candidate in the future?"

Related Link: Click here to see WSLS's coverage of the story from the first break.

Link of the Week: StemCellResearchFacts.org

Tell us what you think!

• Call our new listener voicemail line to leave a message to be used in a future listener mail show: Call 559-851-LIFE.
• Email: Josh@ProLifePodcast.net

Life Report is produced by Right to Life of Central California.
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Download | Duration: 00:47:11

Steven Ertelt, Founder and Editor of LifeNews.com takes on the Life Report Questionnaire. Here are the 9 questions that we ask EVERY "pro-life celebrity" we interview on our show:

1. What did you get in trouble for as a child?
2. What is your favorite movie, and why?
3. What has been the pro-life movement’s greatest victory (or victories) so far?
4. What has been the pro-life movement’s greatest failing or weakness?
5. Graphic Pictures: Should we use them, and if so, how, when, and where?
6. Stem Cell Research & Human Cloning: What should pro-lifers be doing about this, and why?
7. Assisted Suicide & Euthanasia: What should pro-lifers be doing about this, and why?
8. How should pro-lifers interact with those who are pro-abortion-choice?
9. What single thing should pro-lifers be doing that most are NOT doing right now?

Highlight: Steven's careful responses to question #4 were excellent, and added some thoughts we haven't heard on this show yet.

Link of the Week: ClinicQuotes.com

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• Call our new listener voicemail line to leave a message to be used in a future listener mail show: Call 559-851-LIFE.
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Life Report is produced by Right to Life of Central California.
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Download | Duration: 00:12:06

Q&A from the first part of Josh's "Defending Life" series he's hosting in Fresno, CA once a month. The first presentation was "Making Abortion Unthinkable: The Art of Pro-Life Persuasion." Click here to listen to a similar presentation.

Questions:

1. "Doesn't the Supreme Court now recognize that life begins at conception?"
2. "Should we point out to pro-choicers that their arguments sometimes sound like the arguments segregationists once used?"
3. "How do you get into logical discussions on abortion with pro-choice people?"

        

Download | Duration: 00:31:37

Josh, Liz and Carrie catching up on listener mail.

Listener Mail:

1. A response to our continuing discussion around whether there are good non-religious arguments for grounding for pro-life point of view.
2. Voicemail on same topic.
3. An email to Carrie asking for her perspective on responding to those that say men shouldn’t talk about abortion.
4. “Isn’t pro-life a liberal view, since liberals stand up for the little guy?”
5. A thought about Planned Parenthood and the assault that took place there last Fall.

Want More?

• Download bloopers from this episode.
• Download deleted scenes from this episode, cut for time purposes.

Related Links:

• The video Carrie mentioned on abortion recovery.
• Josh's "Excerpts From An Email Exchange With an Abortion Advocate" series he referenced.

Link of the Week: Live Action's new investigation, "The Rosa Acuna Project."

Tell us what you think!

• Out voicemail system is temporarily down for technical reasons. We'll be switching over to a new system that will actually work all the time. Stay posted for the new phone number.
• Email: Josh@ProLifePodcast.net, Liz@ProLifePodcast.net or Carrie@ProLifePodcast.net

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Download | Duration: 01:08:00

This is the recording of a talk Josh did last month at Covenant Reformed Evangelical Church in Trinidad. Josh takes a hard look at the major reasons that many churches don’t get involved in pro-life ministry, and why these reasons are flawed. The talk is followed by a Q&A session.

Q&A Questions:

1. "What are your views on stem cell research?"
2. "Are they only using deformed embryos for stem cell research, or do they use healthy embryos too?"
3. "Don't they justify embryonic stem cell research by saying they will have much more success than with the adult stem cell research?"
4. "Can you follow the money trail for us as it regards to abortion?"
5. "What drives pro-abortion-choice activists?"
6. "What advice would you give to a young lady who was raped and became pregnant?"
7. "What effect had abortion had on the church?"

If you're interested in having Josh speak to your group, download his Bio/Vitae and get in touch with him!

        

Download | Duration: 00:19:25

Steve Wagner, Director of Training at Justice For All takes on the Life Report Questionnaire. This is part 2 of the interview, where Steve answered the last 4 questions. Check out Steve's blog at http://stephenmwagner.blogspot.com/.

Here are the 9 questions that we will ask EVERY "pro-life celebrity" we interview on our show:

1. What did you get in trouble for as a child?
2. What is your favorite movie, and why?
3. What has been the pro-life movement’s greatest victory (or victories) so far?
4. What has been the pro-life movement’s greatest failing or weakness?
5. Graphic Pictures: Should we use them, and if so, how, when, and where?
6. Stem Cell Research & Human Cloning: What should pro-lifers be doing about this, and why?
7. Assisted Suicide & Euthanasia: What should pro-lifers be doing about this, and why?
8. How should pro-lifers interact with those who are pro-abortion-choice?
9. What single thing should pro-lifers be doing that most are NOT doing right now?

Tell us what you think!

• Call our new listener voicemail line to leave a message to be used in a future listener mail show: Call 559-477-4242.
• Email: Josh@ProLifePodcast.net

Life Report is produced by Right to Life of Central California.
Click here to return to the front page of ProLifePodcast.net

        

Download | Duration: 00:34:04

Steve Wagner, Director of Training at Justice For All takes on the Life Report Questionnaire. This is part 1 of the interview, where Steve answered the first 5 questions. Check out Steve's blog at http://stephenmwagner.blogspot.com/.

Click here to read the article Steve referred to on the use of graphic pictures in Pregnancy Care Centers.

Here are the 9 questions that we will ask EVERY "pro-life celebrity" we interview on our show:

1. What did you get in trouble for as a child?
2. What is your favorite movie, and why?
3. What has been the pro-life movement’s greatest victory (or victories) so far?
4. What has been the pro-life movement’s greatest failing or weakness?
5. Graphic Pictures: Should we use them, and if so, how, when, and where?
6. Stem Cell Research & Human Cloning: What should pro-lifers be doing about this, and why?
7. Assisted Suicide & Euthanasia: What should pro-lifers be doing about this, and why?
8. How should pro-lifers interact with those who are pro-abortion-choice?
9. What single thing should pro-lifers be doing that most are NOT doing right now?

Link of the Week: Live Action Blog: "Planned Parenthood’s Arrogant War On Science"

Tell us what you think!

• Call our new listener voicemail line to leave a message to be used in a future listener mail show: Call 559-477-4242.
• Email: Josh@ProLifePodcast.net

Life Report is produced by Right to Life of Central California.
Click here to return to the front page of ProLifePodcast.net

        

Download | Duration: 00:44:55

Josh was in Trinidad this last weekend doing a speaking tour. We'll be posting audio from some of his speeches and interviews over the next month, to help make up for less podcasts until January. In this radio interview, Josh discusses common ground, good versus faulty pro-life arguments, comparing Trinidad's situation with the United States as regards to abortion, and responding to the main arguments International Planned Parenthood is making for legalizing abortion in Trinidad.

After the show, the young radio engineer said he had never heard the pro-life view defended in the way I talked about it. He hadn't really cared about it before, but he did now. He said he just hadn't heard anyone take my approach of using common ground and stuff.

If you're interested in having Josh speak to your group, download his Bio/Vitae and get in touch with him!