BBL 202 – The Sword is Not With the Goddess: Abortion and Women

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You cannot consider birth, life, and mothering without at some point wrestling with abortion.

I felt it was time to address that issue on the podcast. 

I've spent a lot of time talking about mothering, choosing to have babies, and the journey that a woman goes on when she makes those choices. Let's talk about how abortion comes into that conversation.

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Topics I Cover in This Podcast: 

  • Abortion is an explosive, devastating topic - and that’s why we need to talk about it 
  • Grand midwife Jeannine Parvati-Baker’s thoughts on abortion and women
  • Why our society honors childlessness so much
  • How our cultural paradigm pushes women into male patterns (and why it’s the playboys, not the women, who benefit) 
  • Why we disrespect and shame poor women with our narratives about abortion 
  • Sexual crimes result in two victims 
  • The abortion industry has appropriated women’s pain over illness and pregnancy complications 
  • Why is women’s mental health worse today than it has ever been?
  • Is freedom worth the sacrifice of life?
  • Why the question of saving a woman’s life is NOT the same question as the freedom to live the life we assume is the happiest 
  • What happens when we teach generations that humanity is hurting the world?
  • Why do we tell women that children will ruin their life?
  • Is it right to tell women that they’re unworthy of motherhood because they’re poor, or a minority? (hint: that’s what the abortion message implies) 
  • Can you be pro-family, pro-community, pro-education, pro-supporting unplanned pregnancies and the pregnant woman, pro-long maternity leave, pro-honoring BOTH maiden and mother stages of life, pro-honoring the wisdom of the crone/matriarch, pro-feminine, AND pro-pregnancy and birth? (YES)
  • Why women should be anti-hookup culture 
  • What’s the role of community and safety nets? 
  • Life has both moments of chaos and suffering, and moments of joy and life (and every human has the right to walk that path out) 
  • How to walk beside someone in love, even if you don’t agree
  • Why the mother vs baby lie starts at conception and continues through pregnancy, birth, and beyond 
  • Can we walk this out gently…

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Things Mentioned on This Week's Podcast 

  • The Sword Was Not With the Goddess by Jeannine Parvati-Baker: This is Jeannine's writing on the topic of abortion.  Note: this article also contains a healing ritual that may resonate with some women who are grieving an abortion and/or for women who want to bring collective healing on this difficult issue
  • Feminists for Life: an excellent resource for women seeking pro-woman solutions that include welcoming children
  • Thrive Medical Center creates thoughtful resources to help women walk beside abortion-vulnerable women in respectful ways that can truly make a difference for these women and their children
  • Doubling Down on Abortion: despite the title, this is less a political post and more a careful consideration of what sparing the life of a mother means in the context of abortion.  Thought-provoking.
  • Why Mothering is Your Greatest Project: A recent podcast episode discussing how mothering can be a beautiful opportunity in your life (and why YOU, and not your children, are the end result)
  • Is Abortion Ever Medically Necessary: A thought-provoking debate on the Ellen Fisher podcast!

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