Josh BrahmJosh worked in the pro-life movement starting at age 18. After 12 years of full-time pro-life work he launched Equal Rights Institute to maximize his impact on the movement. A sought-after speaker, Josh has spoken for more than 29,000 people in six countries and in 25 of the 50 … Read More
Two Bad Pro-Life Responses to Bodily Rights Arguments
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. There are some good pro-life responses to bodily rights arguments for abortion. These two rejoinders don’t belong on that list. I am convinced that most pro-abortion-choice advocates who go beyond basic rhetoric and slogans are partially grounding their position in some form of bodily autonomy … Read More
It Doesn’t Get Worse Than This
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes. Trigger warning: This article may contain difficult content for those who have experienced sexual trauma. A gruesome report on human rights abuses in North Korea was recently released. There are some things that pro-life people may be tempted to say about it that I think … Read More
7 Tips for Talking to Someone Who Has Post-Abortive Friends
Estimated reading time: 10 minutes. Some people will agree with many of your pro-life facts, but they won’t want to become fully pro-life because that would mean condemning their post-abortive friends. How can you dialogue with them? I recently lead a conference call with Steve Wagner from Justice For All, … Read More
“Do You Listen, Or Do You Just Wait to Talk?”
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. A lesson I learned about listening from “Pulp Fiction” and my marriage. In a deleted scene from Pulp Fiction, Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) meets Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and the first thing she asks him is, “When in conversation, do you listen, or do you … Read More
My Speech at the 2014 Students for Life Conference: “I’m Pro-Life, But…”
I was asked to give an apologetics speech at the Students for Life of America 2014 West Coast National Conference. I was given a title, “I’m Pro-Life, But…” that I was allowed to do anything I wanted with, so I chose to respond to these four common statements and questions: “I’m pro-life, but … Read More
Responding to More Questions About My “Fetus Tunnel Vision” Piece
Last week I posted an article that pro-lifers either loved or hated. I wrote about something I’m calling “Fetus Tunnel Vision,” the inability to see and/or acknowledge human rights injustices without equating or comparing them to abortion. I responded to a few concerns people had about it a few days ago, … Read More
Responding to Concerns Regarding My “Fetus Tunnel Vision” Piece
Since posting my article, 4 Reasons Pro-Lifers Need to Stop Doing This I’ve watched the response and engaged some commenters with interest. It’s generally been a great experience, as many pro-life people said they changed their mind about the way they’re going to make comparisons to abortion after reading the article, … Read More
Fetus Tunnel Vision: 4 Reasons Pro-Lifers Need to Stop Doing This
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes. Trigger warning for those who have experienced sexual trauma. There is also a disturbing image of a man falling from one of the World Trade Center towers. We have a motto at Justice For All trainings: “DBW. Don’t Be Weird.” We certainly don’t believe that … Read More
VIDEO: A Good Sound Bite for the Pro-Life Position
“Chaplain John,” a fun-loving prison chaplain who saw me speak at a banquet a few months ago interviewed me for his YouTube series, “Chaplain Chat.” I’ve been posting them this week. In this last segment, I offer a brief sound bite that helps me explain my basic pro-life views while … Read More