Date: June 20, 2023
Host: Jim Schneider
Guest: Pastor Jim Harden
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This coming Saturday, June 24th, marks the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization) that overturned Roe v. Wade. Thousands of babies have been spared death by abortion. Sadly, some states have the taste of blood in their mouths and have actually expanded efforts to allow the lives of the pre-born to be taken, while others have taken steps to protect life.
With a report on how things stand one year later, Crosstalk welcomed back Pastor Jim Harden. Pastor Harden is president and CEO of CompassCare Pregnancy Services in New York. He pioneered the first measurable and repeatable medical model in the pregnancy center movement, helping hundreds of centers nationwide become more effective at reaching more women and saving more babies from abortion. He has written extensively on medical ethics, executive leadership, and pro-life strategy.
How significant is this one-year milestone? Pastor Harden believes that America is better on so many levels due to the Dobbs decision. Many thought it would outlaw abortion but that’s not true. It simply sent the decision to the states for the people to debate the issue.
He referred to a recent Gallop poll indicating that more Americans want abortion restricted. When asked, they said they want it restricted in every way with exceptions for life of the mother, rape and incest. In other words, they want 98%-99% of abortions outlawed.
Pastor Harden pointed to the need for national conversation and the engaging of critical dialogue centering around what it means to be human. When that occurs, the nation will become more pro-life. This is why he believes pro-abortion politicians in charge of the Democratic Party want to stifle debate because it robs states of their ability to regulate abortion. This is what the Biden administration has been wanting to do in their efforts to create a federal right to abortion. This would outlaw public, pro-life expression, because if you create a right to abortion, anyone seen as standing in the way will be seen as violating the civil right of a woman.
We must also not forget about the violence that ensued after the Dobb’s decision was leaked as CompassCare Pregnancy Services was fire-bombed. So why haven’t the perpetrators been brought to justice, why are our political leaders seemingly turning a blind eye to such violence, and why is there little public outcry via the mainstream media?
Pastor Harden went on to comment on other points related to the anniversary, the abortion debate in general, and listeners had their chance to comment as well.
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