LDS Church & Abortion: Deep Dive | Third Hour | Episode 22

In this week’s episode of the Third Hour Podcast, hosts Mimi Bascom and Tautai Fano are joined by Jessica Spackman, President of Latter-day Saints for Life, to discuss abortion. They discuss the Church’s stance on abortion, birth control, women’s agency, latter-day saints political responsibility and more. Let us know your thoughts or questions in the comments!

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Chapters:
00:00 -Intro
02:05 – Trigger warning/disclaimer
03:03 – How Jessica got involved in Latter-day Saints for Life
09:20 – The Church’s stance on abortion
11:30 – How did abortion become so common?
12:25 – What should you do if you are pregnant and single?
15:30 – What resources does the Church have to help these women?
18:15 – How does agency/free will work with pro life?
22:34 – Where does life start?
24:35 – What about birth control?
30:59 – Infertility and adoption
35:22 – Black menaces video and men in the abortion discussion
41:53 – Advice segment. Can abortion be forgiven?
51:35 – How to talk about tough topics with people who disagree?
54:00 – Illegal abortions even when the mother’s life is in danger
56:45 – Mimi’s closing thoughts
57:40 – Jessica’s closing thoughts