Have you ever wondered what it would be like if there were a pro-choice version of ERI that taught pro-choice advocates how to effectively talk to pro-lifers? In this episode, Josh Brahm and Emily Geiger live react to a popular new TikTok trend that does just that, as pro-choice advocates explain to their fellow pro-choicers which strategies they think are (and aren't) effective when talking to pro-life people.

Related Links:

First TikTok

Second TikTok

Third TikTok

Randal Rauser's video Josh referenced:
When "Nice" Evangelicals Do More Harm than Good

Josh's article: When and How You Should End Unproductive Conversations

Emily on MSNBC

Emily TikTok responding to steelman of "abortion is inevitable"

SPL website (research)

Emily's favorite post-Dobbs studies:
https://docs.iza.org/dp16608.pdf

and

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33642070/

ERI: The Pro-Life Argument You Should Never Use: (the Beethoven Argument)

Quick Response: Sovereign Zone

Emily TikTok on responding to corpse rights/blood donation

ERI Article on avoiding strawman pro-life meme

ERI Index

ERI Reels Index

Equal Rights Institute Website

Equal Rights Institute Blog

Equipped for Life Academy

Equipped for Life Course

Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass

Co-Hosts: Emily Geiger, Josh Brahm
Audio/Video Editors: Joshua Head, Josh Brahm
Publisher: Ellen Campbell

Josh Brahm and Emily Geiger welcome Ali Rak back to the Equipped for Life Podcast to discuss pro-life political activism, now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned. Much has changed since 2020 when Ali was last on the podcast, and the main focus of this episode includes an analysis of why the pro-life movement was caught so flat-footed after Dobbs, including the poor performance on state initiatives, the abortion lobby's gained momentum, and the generally lackluster support from pro-life politicians.

The second half of the episode includes more practical advice from Ali on how pro-life people can effectively talk to their elected representatives, with different advice for whether their representative is in the majority or minority opinion, and how to communicate with representatives and their staff in a way that will be heard, respected, and even appreciated.

Finally, Ali implores all pro-life advocates (including you!) to reengage their activism with renewed vigor, as she reveals the grim truth that the pro-life movement needs support now more than ever.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Reintroducing Ali Rak

00:04:30 What is going on in the legislature post-Dobbs?

00:5:40 How did the abortion lobby prepare for Roe's overturn?

00:07:13 Why is the pro-life side doing so poorly on state initiatives?

00:12:10 Why were pro-lifers caught flat-footed after Dobbs?

00:18:20 What could have been better if things had gone differently?

00:22:55 Pro-life politicians struggle to articulate the pro-life position well

00:25:05 What to do if you're in a red state

00:26:48 What to do if you're in a blue state

00:32:20 What is the pro-choice lobby after once they win?

00:35:50 "My guy is in power, so I don't have to work as hard."

00:42:07 Should citizens pick one issue at a time when talking to their representatives?

00:46:35 Finding common ground with your representative

00:50:13 If your representative is in the majority but not doing enough for life

00:54:15 What are potential traps that people should avoid when talking with representatives?

00:56:21 What can make your call worthwhile to your legislator?

Related Links:

EFL #56: Become an Effective Lobbyist Using These Practical Tips (with Ali Rak)

Ali's Twitter/X:
@alirak8710

WSJ News: Trump Tells Christians 'You Won't Have to Vote Anymore' if He's Elected

Equal Rights Institute Website

Equal Rights Institute Blog

Equipped for Life Academy

Equipped for Life Course

Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass

Hosts: Josh Brahm, Emily Geiger
Guest: Ali Rak
Audio/Video Editors: Joshua Head; Josh Brahm
Publisher: Ellen Campbell

Josh Brahm and Monica Snyder wrap up their series of recent discussions by addressing denial-of-care stories. In this episode, Monica and Josh define what a denial-of-care story is, explain why abortion bans are often blamed for causing pregnancy-related deaths, identify the actual problems behind the most sensationalized stories, empathize with tragic outcomes and legitimate pro-choice concerns, and propose courses of action that pro-life people can take to help prevent similar tragic stories from happening in the future.

Related Links:

California's progress with decreasing maternal mortality

Secular Pro-Life's entire blog category of debunking content:
https://secularprolife.org/category/debunking/

Adriana Smith and laws about pregnant patients on life support

Does Texas require doctors to wait until there's no heartbeat to intervene in emergencies? (Josseli Barnica)

Kaitlyn Kash

Yeni Alvarez - New Yorker article

ProPublica can't see malpractice, only abortion bans (Neveah Crain)

ProPublica identifies their medical experts a little too subtly

Are OBGYNs fleeing Idaho because of abortion laws?

ERI Blog Post on Adriana Smith's case: Is It Okay to Find Edge Cases Challenging?

Equipped for Life Podcast #96: Survey Review: How Pro-Life & Pro-Choice People Define Abortion (with Monica Snyder)

Equal Rights Institute Website

Equal Rights Institute Blog

Equipped for Life Academy

Equipped for Life Course

Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass

Chapters:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:03:09 Defining "denial of care" stories

00:05:49 Theory posited by many media outlets

00:07:26 How to go about testing this theory

00:12:32 Adriana Smith

00:22:28 Josseli Barnica

00:25:51 Categorizing the cases

00:37:10 What is the most charitable interpretation of pro-choice reactions to these stories?

00:39:01 Malpractice and the in-between cases

00:41:43 Idaho case

00:44:28 Nevaeh Crain

00:49:54 What can pro-lifers do about this?

Host: Josh Brahm

Guest: Monica Snyder

Audio/Video Editors: Joshua Head, Josh Brahm

Publisher: Ellen Campbell