Latter Day Struggles 396: UNLOCKED for All Listeners: Shifting the Focus from Abortion to Preventing Unwanted Pregnancy!
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In this timely conversation Valerie tackles Elder Anderson's recent general conference talk on abortion. In one hour she goes from the macro issue of abortion itself and offers some thought-provoking concepts about NOT focusing on abortion and instead focusing on how abortion is the prevailing solution to unwanted pregnancy only because we live in a patriarchal society.
She also proposes that LDS women have valid reasons to feel unique and acute transgenerational pain connected to marriage, s*exual misconduct, power, and self sacrifice.
Timestamps:
00:00 – Listener Appreciation and Office Hours Format
02:17 – Elder Anderson’s Address on Abortion
05:01 – Developmental Stages and Vulnerability
07:00 – Weaponization of Authority and Internalized Harm
12:56 – Masculine vs. Feminine Worldviews on Abortion
15:00 – Societal Support and Resource Gaps
17:00 – Upstream vs. Downstream Solutions
21:00 – Deeply Embedded Patriarchal Assumptions
25:00 – Legal and Economic Disparities
29:54 – Critique of Elder Anderson’s Address
34:00 – Theological Shadows and Generational Trauma
36:00 – Recommendations for Healthy Spirituality
45:20 – Listener Reactions and Broader Church Issues
50:00 – The Importance of Individual Discernment
53:00 – Reflections on Church History and Patriarchy
56:00 – Calls for Healing and Inclusion
59:05 – Final Thoughts and Encouragement
59:54 – Closing Remarks and Call to Action
60:14 – Podcast Network Acknowledgment
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