Inspiring Women to Choose Life with Emily Berning

Feb 7, 2023

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Summary - What Will it Take For Women to Choose Life with Emily Berning

https://letthemlive.org/

What would it look like for us to take seriously the reasons women give for getting abortions? Some of the loudest prolifers believe that considering reasons why women get abortions will somehow give credence to the pro-choice cause, and thus the legality of abortion. Some of the loudest prochoicers believe women aren’t exercising their agency if they aren’t choosing abortion.

There are numerous unintended consequences for this, not the least of which is the overwhelming sense that the abortion debate is entirely intractable. But what if we decided to listen? What if women seeking abortion were behaving rationally?

What if they don’t see abortion as an exercise of free choice, but of no other choice? What if political pundits and fringe extremists do not speak for women with unplanned pregnancies?

What if by listening we Let Them Live?

Join me, Kerry Baldwin with Emily Berning, as we Dare to Think about what it will take for women to choose life.

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Main Points of Discussion

00:00 Introduction

01:25 About Emily Berning

07:07 How does the mission of Let Them Live help women to choose life?

09:07 What is the cost of motherhood?

11:17 Do women want to choose abortion? How the economy is negatively impacting the decision to choose life

13:34 How does the overturn of Roe v Wade impact how we help women with unplanned pregnancies? https://mereliberty.com/philosophy/life-vs-personhood/

17:15 How does politics get in the way of helping women?

20:43 The negative stigma associate with single motherhood

21:54 Pushback from Christian apologists who believe financial help is tantamount to bribery

24:22 Why is Let Them Live something both sides can support?

26:52 How is Let Them Live different from other pro-life organizations?

30:08 What is the process Let Them Live actually uses to support women in need?

33:33 Responding to requests for help on social media

34:55 What are the monthly financial goal and how do donors keep track of use of donations

38:37 Closing remarks

Resources Mentioned

Let Them Live https://letthemlive.org/ Mere Liberty Monthly Membership https://mereliberty.com/membership/monthly/ Kerry Baldwin's work on abortion https://mereliberty.com/abortion