Legacy Listen Now: Liberty Lost
Jun 23, 2025
The podcast delves into the harrowing journey of young mothers, particularly focusing on Abbi's experience at a facility designed to influence their decisions about motherhood. It uncovers the emotional strain and coercive pressures faced by teens pressured to give up their babies due to strict evangelical beliefs. The narrative spotlights themes of resistance, the manipulation of vulnerable young women, and the alarming rise of maternity homes in post-Roe America, as some girls fight against the system while others are left with heart-wrenching choices.
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Coerced Adoption Ceremony
- Abby and Nathan's ceremony was not a wedding but an adoption event for their newborn son.
- They were coerced to give their baby to another Christian couple against their wishes.
Resurgence of Forced Adoptions
- Forced secret adoptions of unwed mothers have persisted from the mid-1900s to now.
- This practice aims to enforce a Christian vision of family and motherhood in America.
Evangelical Family Ideals
- Evangelical ideology demands a Christian household with a godly husband and no premarital sex.
- This ideology shapes efforts to control maternity and parenting in these communities.