Equipped for Life Podcast Equal Rights Institute

Monica Snyder shares a very emotional story about going undercover in a late-term abortion facility in Washington DC while being 28-weeks pregnant. She talks about what was harder than she expected and the perspective she gained about the employees at the clinic. She also helps Josh understand some things he had never heard about some post-abortive women, and responds to the most frequently asked questions and challenges from both sides of the abortion debate regarding this video. 
Editor’s note: As you may remember from a previous editor’s note, we had technical problems on this recording day that went undiagnosed until later because I didn’t think we needed to wear the headphones this time. I did the best I could to fix it, but it’s way below my standards. Thank you for your patience. 
Related Links: 
Watch the video Live Action released from this day:
https://youtu.be/_6bqFOnUsfg
Learn more about Justice for the Five here: 
https://paaunow.org/justiceforthefive 
Watch Josh's emotional interview with Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising's Terrisa Bukovinac and Lauren Handy:
https://www.youtube.com/live/_8uDzYhrvXY?feature=share
Read Monica Snyder's piece for the Washington Times about this story:
https://bit.ly/3HxXwEv
Read a similar piece Monica wrote for the Secular Pro-Life blog:
https://bit.ly/3NASyuA
Read this Secular Pro-Life Interview: How Gabriela became a sidewalk counselor outside the clinic where she had her abortion:
https://bit.ly/3VCA1A7
Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass:
http://SidewalkCounselingMasterclass.com
Equal Rights Institute Website: 
https://EqualRightsInstitute.com
Equal Rights Institute Blog: 
https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com
Equipped for Life Course: 
https://EquippedCourse.com
Host: Josh Brahm
Guest: Monica Snyder
Audio/Video Editor: Josh Brahm 
Publisher: Ellen Campbell

Josh Brahm gives an update on what we've been working on at ERI, including recent speaking trips in Europe, progress on Equipped for Life Academy, and hiring our new administrator.
Chapters:
00:00 Why Josh is in Paris
03:16 Cool story from England conference
06:08 Emily update from Denmark
09:13 Equipped for Life Academy update & a question for you
13:57 Replacing Jen
20:11 Equipped for Life Academy update continued
Related Links:
Equal Rights Institute Website: 
https://EqualRightsInstitute.com
Equal Rights Institute Blog: 
https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com
Equipped for Life Course: 
https://EquippedCourse.com
Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass:
http://SidewalkCounselingMasterclass.com
Performers: Josh Brahm & Emily Albrecht
Audio/Video Editor: Josh Brahm
Publisher: Ellen Campbell

Recorded in late 2022, Monica Snyder from Secular Pro-Life joined Josh to film a few episodes on what the pro-life movement should be doing right now. It took us a while to get back to regular podcast editing due to a TON of travel, but everything they said is still relevant. 
The discussion includes: 
- What do we mean when we use the term “pro-life movement” in this particular discussion?
- Lots of ideas for things that pro-life people can do to fight abortion.
- 4 “unforced errors” Josh is warning pro-lifers to avoid.
- Choosing our terms carefully depending on the context.
Learn more about Secular Pro-Life (and follow them on social media) here: 
https://secularprolife.org
Note: Monica referenced Amazon Smile, which was recently discontinued, because we filmed this late last year. 
Related links:
Check out Secular Pro-Life’s collaborative website:
https://HowToBeProLife.com
Check out Secular Pro-Life’s “The Abortion Debate Index”:
https://SecularProLife.org/Index
ERI deep dive podcast on the Dobbs oral arguments:
https://www.youtube.com/live/Wxt4AhbUfjc
ERI Statement: Should Women Be Prosecuted for Illegal Abortions?
https://bit.ly/3OT8lTD
ERI Podcast: Defining the Word “Abortion” Will Change Your Dialogues (with Dank Pro-Life Memes)
https://bit.ly/3hs7mbH
Secular Peo-Life Blog: ACOG has spoken: 13 phrases we no longer are supposed to use regarding abortion:
https://bit.ly/3JTry6g
ERI Blog: Why Pro-Life People Should Watch “After Tiller”:
https://bit.ly/40no9Ui
Equal Rights Institute Website: 
https://EqualRightsInstitute.com
Equal Rights Institute Blog: 
https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com
Equipped for Life Course: 
https://EquippedCourse.com
Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass:
http://SidewalkCounselingMasterclass.com
Host: Josh Brahm
Guest: Monica Snyder
Audio/Video Editor: Josh Brahm 
Publisher: Ellen Campbell

Recorded in late 2022, Monica Snyder from Secular Pro-Life joined Josh to film a few episodes on what the pro-life movement should be doing right now. It took us a while to get back to regular podcast editing due to a TON of travel, but everything they said is still relevant. 
The discussion includes:
- The five state amendments the pro-life movement lost in the midterms, and why we lost them.
- Does the CA amendment actually mean that infanticide is being legalized?
- Where is the American public on abortion? What do we know?
- The difference between how Josh and Monica reacted to the Dobbs decision.
Learn more about Secular Pro-Life (and follow them on social media) here:
https://secularprolife.org
Editor's note: There's a little electrical hum noise in one of the microphones that we didn't catch that day because we haven't had that issue before and decided to record without headphones. Oops! Won't make that mistake again. We've minimized it as much as possible, but there's no way to totally take it out. Sorry about that.
Related Links:
Emily Albrecht on MSNBC:
http://bit.ly/3ZDUTrR
Podcast: Behind-the-Scenes: Emily Discusses Abortion With NARAL President on MSNBC:
http://bit.ly/3zGu5wm
Podcast: What New Research Tells Us About Persuasion:
http://bit.ly/33GsFkl

Josh explains how some upgrades to our podcast equipment will save us time editing the episodes later and how that will affect our listeners. (This will make even more sense if you watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2cqGMIgp9mM
There's a short 2-minute summary, and then a longer "nerdier" version for those who are interested.
We have some great podcasts coming out soon, but our production schedule has been thrown off by suddenly needing to find and train a new Administrator. New episode comes out tomorrow though! Thank you for your patience!
Chapters:
00:00: The short "TLDR" version
02:36: The nerdier version about the equipment
07:17: Thank you for making this possible
Related Links:
Equal Rights Institute Website: 
https://EqualRightsInstitute.com
Equal Rights Institute Blog: 
https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com
Equipped for Life Course: 
https://EquippedCourse.com
Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass:
http://SidewalkCounselingMasterclass.com

Josh Brahm was invited to answer questions about abortion late last year at Fusion City Church in Kannapolis, NC. Pastor Brian Duncan had preached on abortion the week prior and asked Josh to help field the questions that came from the congregation afterward. 
*Sorry for the bad audio during the intro. I forgot to grab the better audio before I formatted the SD card.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
03:19 Pastor introduces Josh
04:05 Josh summarizes the origin of his pro-life work
05:25 Pastor Brian on self-defense and the right to life
07:40 What if the mother's life is at risk?
11:34 But isn't every pregnancy potentially life-threatening?
17:19 What about cases of rape or incest?
20:24 How would you respond to the argument that the unborn aren't biologically human until they become a fetus?
23:33 "If someone should have the choice to use drugs or have multiple sexual partners, should they also not have the choice to have an abortion?"
26:38 How would you respond to a pro-choice Christian who says this: "My personal issue with the entire Roe v. Wade overturn was not so much the abortion aspect but the loss of bodily autonomy for me and my sisters and daughters.  If the movement wasn't so rooted in the dirty word of abortion, I think many people would have an easier time thinking of Pro-Choice as having a choice over one's body which everyone has and almost everyone exercises to some degree.  People choose to eat a vegan diet or a carnivore diet, both with very different reactions in the body.  People choose to drink energy drinks despite the consequences of heart damage.  People choose to be vaccinated or not, both with varying outcomes.  People choose to smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol.  People choose to give their boy child a circumcision or not, way before the child is 'self-aware', both offering varying outcomes.  Saying "my body, my choice" is not pro-murder.  It is pro-autonomy, and I have no issues with that whatsoever."
31:43 What are some areas where pro-life people sometimes don't follow their logic to their natural conclusion?
34:01 Final thoughts
Related Links:
Refuting “Abortion as Self-Defense”
Fusion City Church
The full-service video
Pastor Brian's previous sermon on what it means to be pro-life
Equal Rights Institute Website
Equal Rights Institute Blog
Equipped for Life Course
Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass
Host: Pastor Brian Duncan
Guest: Josh Brahm
Audio/Video Editor: Josh Brahm
Publisher: Jen Westmoreland