Dear Jane

Scott Baker & Marcie Little
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This podcast brings together pro-life leaders and individuals of all stripes to have meaningful conversations about the issue of life. How do we tackle the massive injustice of abortion while keeping the abortion-minded woman at the forefront of our considerations? How do we hold heartbreak, anger, and compassion close to our hearts to minister to everyone impacted by abortion? How do we work with others with whom we differ ideologically on every other issue except the issue of abortion to promote a culture of life? These are just some of the questions we wrestle with on our Dear Jane podcast. The other side only wants to highlight our differences, but we want to talk with people in the movement about what unites us. Dear Jane focuses on the one thing we can all agree on: the sanctity of every human life. Dear Jane will host the hard conversations, ask the tough questions, and acknowledge our differences while always keeping in mind our shared beliefs. Tune in to listen to heartfelt conversations and learn more about what your place in the pro-life movement may be!

  1. 2h ago

    If We Can Treat Babies in the Womb, When Do Their Rights Begin?

    William Lile, known as the Pro-Life Doc, joins Scott and Marcie to pull back the curtain on what modern fetal medicine can already do inside the womb. Botox. Open-heart surgery. Spina bifida repair. A dangerously fast heartbeat stopped for five seconds and reset. Even identical twins born 87 days apart. These are not abstract possibilities. They raise a more fundamental question: If medicine can diagnose, anesthetize, operate on, and heal a baby before birth, what does that mean for the way we define a patient? That question runs through the entire conversation, especially as Dr. Lile contrasts medicine aimed at treating and healing babies in the womb with training that teaches physicians how to perform late-term abortions and selective reductions. He also recounts the case of a 17-year-old in Louisiana whose father gave her abortion drugs without her knowledge, then explains the Abortion Pill Reversal Network (APRN) training nearly a thousand physicians and nurse practitioners. Dr. Lile and his wife even cover the $109 prescription when a woman seeks reversal. He also turns to the church. Of 120 pastors he addressed, only three said they had received formal instruction on how to speak about abortion alongside healing and forgiveness. Meanwhile, he cites an estimate that 18 to 24 percent of regular churchgoers have been personally involved with an abortion. If medicine can save a baby before birth, what does that say about the rights that baby should have? Watch the full conversation on Dear Jane. — 0:20 — Why He Fights for Life 1:19 — When One Patient Becomes Two 3:11 — Botox in the Womb 6:09 — Open Heart Surgery Before Birth 7:19 — When Twins Compete for a Placenta 10:30 — Correcting a Baby’s Heart Rhythm 12:35 — Stopping a Baby’s Heart to Save It 13:00 — Repairing Spina Bifida Before Birth 15:00 — Why Are We Still Debating Late-Term Abortion? 16:36 — Medical Assistance in Dying 20:05 — What Scripture Calls the Preborn 22:47 — Is Your Worldview Set by 13? 24:06 — Showing Ultrasounds to Third Graders 25:40 — Is Abortion a Sin? 26:30 — Three Pastors Out of 120 27:56 — What Happens When an OB-GYN Speaks Out? 29:14 — What Complex Family Planning Teaches 31:28 — Does Viability Mean Anything Anymore? 33:31 — 87 Days Between Identical Twins 35:16 — Abortion Pills: All They’ve Ever Known 36:28 — The Father Who Gave Her the Abortion Pill 37:38 — Nearly 1,000 Clinicians Trained in Reversal 39:59 — The $109 Reversal Prescription 42:35 — Judges 3 and the Cost of Sacrifice 43:59 — 64 Million Since 1973 44:34 — Who Is Sitting in the Pews

    If We Can Treat Babies in the Womb, When Do Their Rights Begin?

  2. Sep 24

    What Happens When Abortion Grief Stays Buried for Decades?

    Infographic: WHAT TOOK 51 YEARS? WHY NAME THE BABY? CAN A NAME HEAL? WHAT STAYED BURIED? WHAT FINALLY SURFACED? Description: What if abortion grief does not surface until years later? Matt Freeman of Rachel’s Vineyard joins Scott and Marcie to talk about abortion healing and the buried, unresolved emotions that can remain long after abortion. Most people do not come to a retreat for four or five years. Some wait decades. The longest gap Matt has seen? 51 years. What can stay hidden for that long? And what finally forces it into the open? The conversation turns to raw grief, anger, self-medication, and long-carried pain that people may live with for years without ever connecting the dots. Then there are the men. The father who felt powerless. The partner who went along with it. The one who pressured her toward it. What are they carrying when they finally walk into a retreat? Matt also explains why some people may come too soon, how men grieving alongside women can change the room, and why the physical aftermath of the abortion pill can become part of the trauma itself. And then comes one of the most intimate and profound parts of the weekend. Each person is invited to give their child a name. For many, it is also the first time they have ever told their abortion story out loud. Why name the baby? And what happens when years of silence finally break? Watch the full conversation on Dear Jane. -- 2:52 — Who Comes to Rachel's Vineyard? 3:49 — 51 Years Later 4:14 — When the Pain Finally Connects 5:58 — The Trauma Beneath the Abortion 7:46 — What About the Men? 10:56 — When Couples Don't Stay Together 12:08 — Did This Happen to Me, or Did I Do This? 13:28 — The Three Kinds of Men Who Come 15:06 — What Happens at a Retreat? 15:18 — The Stone 17:27 — Understanding the Context 19:17 — What Can We Handle Right Now? 20:18 — Is the Abortion Pill Trauma Different? 22:13 — When the Bleeding Becomes Part of the Memory 23:02 — What Does Bottoming Out Look Like? 25:06 — When You Never Connected the Dots 26:34 — How Do You Suggest Healing Without Pushing? 27:39 — When Help Feels Like Judgment 28:50 — Why They Name Their Children 31:50 — The Bond a Name Can Create 32:19 — Rachel's Vineyard Around the World 33:00 — How Rachel's Vineyard Began 34:49 — Why Some People Travel Far From Home 35:21 — Is This Retreat for Me? 37:35 — The First Time They Tell the Story 38:20 — Heard, Loved, and Not Judged

    What Happens When Abortion Grief Stays Buried for Decades?

  3. Sep 17

    Is Social Media Teaching Us to Empathize With the Wrong Person?

    What happens when empathy starts protecting the person who caused the harm? Marcie and Scott confront two stories where sympathy for the adult threatens to overshadow the child at the center. While following the Lindsay Clancy case, Marcie realized something unsettling: she knew Clancy’s name. She could not name her three children. That absence matters. The conversation explores toxic empathy, legal responsibility, and the idea of the “second victim.” At what point does understanding someone’s suffering begin to obscure accountability? Then there is Baby Gabriel. Born through surrogacy with a serious heart condition, Gabriel survived after his surrogate resisted the biological parents’ reported request to end the pregnancy. He has since been returned to their custody by court order, raising difficult questions about surrogacy, disability, parental rights, and what happens when the child adults planned for is not the child they receive. In both stories, attention gravitates toward the adults, their pain, their intentions, their rights, while the children live with the consequences. How far can empathy bend before it starts excusing the inexcusable? Watch the full conversation on Dear Jane. -- 0:19 — 25 Years Since 9/11, 1 Since Charlie Kirk 2:12 — The Lindsay Clancy Case 3:02 — Why Are Women Rallying Around Her? 3:33 — Toxic Empathy 4:01 — Justice Wears a Blindfold 6:12 — Who Has to Say This Is Wrong? 6:58 — The Law Was Violated. Then What? 7:58 — “This Sets Us Back as Women” 8:56 — “This Could Be Me” 9:40 — The Second Victim Narrative 10:24 — What Precedent Does This Set? 11:11 — The Copycat Case 12:06 — When Empathy Lands on the Wrong Person 12:40 — Baby Gabriel 13:44 — Better for This Child to Be Dead? 14:35 — Nobody Is Talking About the Baby 15:09 — What the Survival Numbers Show 16:23 — Post-Birth Abortion 17:17 — When the Designer Baby Doesn’t Match 18:03 — Why So Few People Hear About This 18:45 — How Far Does the Slippery Slope Go? 20:08 — Voting With Your Eyes Open 22:35 — When Pro-Life Friends Struggle With This 23:00 — You Might Be the Only Pushback 23:42 — Carpet Cleaning and Riding Mowers

    Is Social Media Teaching Us to Empathize With the Wrong Person?

  4. Sep 10

    The Biggest Lie You’ll Ever Be Told About Abortion

    What if the freedom abortion promises does not feel like freedom afterward? Shaun Freeborn of Tradies for Babies joins Scott and Marcie to talk about what he calls one of the biggest lies young couples are told: that abortion will let them keep living the life they want. For Shaun, that belief is personal. He and his wife had an abortion when they were 17. Years later, they still carry lasting regret and have turned that pain into a mission to help other men understand the role they can play when a woman is facing an abortion decision. Shaun also shares how Tradies for Babies grew from tradesmen and blue-collar workers speaking up online into a grassroots movement with videos coming in from around the world. For many of them, it is the first time they have had a public place to talk about abortion, responsibility, and even their own grief. The conversation also moves into abortion laws in Australia, the backlash men can face for speaking publicly, and why Shaun believes changing someone’s mind may require something more than the right argument. If abortion was supposed to help them move on with their lives, why is it the one decision they regret every day?

    The Biggest Lie You’ll Ever Be Told About Abortion

  5. Sep 3

    8,000 Babies Saved. Why Is Abortion Pill Reversal Still Under Attack?

    Why would anyone oppose giving a woman a second chance? George Delgado, M.D., one of the pioneers behind abortion pill reversal and author of Abortion Pill Reversal: A Second Chance at Choice, joins Marcie to tell how APR began with a woman in El Paso who had taken the first abortion drug and changed her mind. Today, more than 8,000 babies are estimated to be alive following abortion pill reversal, and APR is now offered through networks in countries around the world. Delgado explains how the protocol works, what the research shows, and why he believes some of the evidence used to challenge APR may actually support it He also discusses ACOG’s opposition, the criticism he has faced, and why the debate over APR has persisted for more than a decade. At the center of it all is one question: If a woman changes her mind after taking the first abortion drug, why should she not be given the chance to try to continue her pregnancy?

    8,000 Babies Saved. Why Is Abortion Pill Reversal Still Under Attack?

  6. Aug 27

    Who Is Really Ordering the Abortion Pill?

    An abortion pill can be ordered online and mailed across state lines. But what happens when the person ordering it isn’t the woman who takes it? Andrea Trudden, Vice President of Communications and Marketing at Heartbeat International, joins Scott and Marcie to discuss what the organization calls abortion pill poisoning: documented cases in which women have allegedly been given abortion drugs through force, coercion, or deception. Pills crushed into drinks. Orders placed using a woman’s identity. A doctor accused of poisoning his girlfriend. And a father charged with giving abortion drugs to his 17-year-old daughter at 23 weeks pregnant. Andrea also shares the story of Catherine Herring, whose now-ex-husband was convicted after secretly giving her abortion drugs and attempting to do so six more times. Heartbeat International now maintains a public tracker of these cases, documenting each through court records or local news reports. The abortion pill debate usually centers on access. But when these drugs are this easy to obtain, who is really getting them? Watch the full conversation on Dear Jane.

    Who Is Really Ordering the Abortion Pill?

  7. Aug 20

    What’s Changing Gen Z’s Mind on Abortion?

    Gen Z has grown up surrounded by abortion messaging. So why are more young people beginning to question it? And why now? Lydia Taylor Davis, a spokesperson and Social Media Coordinator for Students for Life of America who once identified as pro-choice herself, joins Scott and Marcie to talk about what she is seeing firsthand on college campuses: young men becoming more engaged, young women proving harder to reach, and students reconsidering abortion after encountering arguments they had never heard before. But those conversations come at a cost. Lydia says she wears a bulletproof vest when she speaks on campuses and received threats after Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Students for Life considered canceling its speaking tours. They didn’t. She also discusses what the pro-life movement gets wrong when speaking to women, why graphic abortion imagery can backfire, and why social media may be one of the most important battlegrounds left. All of these facts paint a picture and also raise an important question: what actually changes a person's mind about abortion? Watch the full conversation on Dear Jane. Chapters: 0:44 — Campus Trends on Abortion 2:25 — What’s Changing Gen Z’s Mind? 3:40 — The Gender Divide on Abortion 6:06 — What’s Bringing Men Into the Conversation? 7:11 — “Charlie Was First. We’re Coming for You Next.” 8:44 — Why They Refused to Back Down 10:22 — Who Is Actually Changing Their Mind? 11:53 — How Do You Prepare for the Threats? 13:32 — Is the Pro-Life Argument Really Religious? 15:28 — When Becoming Pro-Life Changes Your Identity 17:59 — What Isn’t Working With Gen Z? 20:11 — Does Victim Imagery Work? 22:06 — How Social Media Shapes Gen Z on Abortion 23:42 — Why We Have to Be Online 24:42 — The Social Media Post That Helped Save a Baby 25:00 — Who Is Gen Z Listening To?

    What’s Changing Gen Z’s Mind on Abortion?

  8. Aug 13

    Are Abortion Restrictions Really Causing Maternal Deaths?

    A waiting period. An ultrasound. A requirement that a physician perform the abortion. A new study grouped measures like these under one category: abortion restrictions and linked states with more restrictions to higher maternal mortality. That sounds alarming. But Dr. Christina Francis, a board-certified OB-GYN and CEO of AAPLOG, raises a basic question: how do these policies actually cause maternal deaths? She joins Scott and Marcie to examine what the headline leaves out. How does requiring an ultrasound increase maternal mortality? Why is giving a woman more time before a major decision treated as a health risk? And why is physician involvement being framed as a restriction? The conversation also turns to abortion-pill complications, including research finding that 83.5% of post-abortion-pill emergency room visits were miscoded as miscarriages and 76% of emergency room visits following the abortion pill were coded as severe. Dr. Francis explains why those findings matter, what could happen as physician-only requirements are removed, and the challenges doctors face when they question the dominant abortion narrative within medicine. Watch the full episode of Dear Jane to get the full conversation. -- 1:15 — When Maternal-Fetal Medicine Chooses a Side 3:27 — Do Abortion Restrictions Cause Maternal Deaths? 5:08 — Is a Waiting Period Really a Health Risk? 6:12 — How Does an Ultrasound Cause Maternal Death? 9:15 — What Actually Causes Maternal Death? 10:19 — 80% of Maternal Deaths Are Preventable 12:49 — When Pregnancy Isn’t the Cause 14:23 — Should Non-Physicians Provide Abortions? 16:20 — The Reality of a D&E Abortion 19:22 — How Safe Is the Abortion Pill? 22:00 — When an Abortion Is Coded as a Miscarriage 23:05 — The Trauma No One Warns Women About 23:50 — What Pro-Life Doctors Risk by Speaking Up 24:45 — 93% of OB-GYNs Don’t Perform Abortions 25:58 — Who Stands With Pro-Life Doctors?

    Are Abortion Restrictions Really Causing Maternal Deaths?
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This podcast brings together pro-life leaders and individuals of all stripes to have meaningful conversations about the issue of life. How do we tackle the massive injustice of abortion while keeping the abortion-minded woman at the forefront of our considerations? How do we hold heartbreak, anger, and compassion close to our hearts to minister to everyone impacted by abortion? How do we work with others with whom we differ ideologically on every other issue except the issue of abortion to promote a culture of life? These are just some of the questions we wrestle with on our Dear Jane podcast. The other side only wants to highlight our differences, but we want to talk with people in the movement about what unites us. Dear Jane focuses on the one thing we can all agree on: the sanctity of every human life. Dear Jane will host the hard conversations, ask the tough questions, and acknowledge our differences while always keeping in mind our shared beliefs. Tune in to listen to heartfelt conversations and learn more about what your place in the pro-life movement may be!

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  • Creator
    Scott Baker & Marcie Little
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    129
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Dear Jane 2022
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