Abortion — Changing the Conversation

African American women have a unique experience with the abortion industry. About 50% of African American pregnancies end in abortion. In New York City, more Black babies are aborted than born alive. Why is that? When we consider the history of how African American women have been treated, we can grasp the complexity of the generational curse. Sylvia Blakely, herself post-abortive (as I am), recently published an abortion recovery program specifically for African American women… But it’s a $5 ebook we should all read. African American history is American history that we all need to discern and discuss. Let’s break the curse and abortion-proof our children. Get your Kindle copy here — https://amzn.to/4lE8lYm Or your paperback copy here — https://amzn.to/4cppLnn Learn more about Sylvia and Arise Daughter & Arise Artists at https://www.ariseartists.com/ Sign up for notifications of new episodes of Abortion—Changing the Conversation at https://mybodymyworship.com/prolifepodcast If you’d like to join Amber and other women in writing your pro-life memoir, go to https://mybodymyworship.com/howtowritemystory The links to Amazon are affiliate links. If you purchase after clicking a link, I receive a small remuneration that helps offset the costs of producing this show.

Because the media focuses on women’s choice, we often forget just how influential men are on her choice. Baby daddies are the #1 influence! Unfortunately, that means that physically and verbally abusive men often coerce women into aborting their babies. So on today’s episode, Arlene Lehmann, author of Healing Hidden Bruises: How to Recover from the Trauma of Domestic Abuse and Coerced Abortion, joins me to bring awareness of coerced abortions and the role of church leaders and Christian counselors in leading women to healing.

Dr. Nathanson, once known as the Abortion King, was a driving force in the legalization of abortion. He started a saying we often hear from the pro-abortion side today, but after the Roe v Wade decision, Dr. Nathanson asked himself, "What if we've been wrong?" This episode references Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) and Dr. Bernard Nathanson (1926-2011) and NARAL, which is now Reproductive Freedom for All. You'll find the workshop description at https://mybodymyworship.com/howtowritemystory

What if we've been wrong? When we hear "David and Bathsheba," we think of a story of adultery. What if the David and Bathsheba story is less about adultery and more about how David killed an innocent life to cover up unplanned pregnancy? 2 Samuel 11 & 12:1-25 David & Bathsheba & Uriah 2 Sam 23:34, 39 Uriah & Eliam were among The Mighty Men 2 Samuel 15:12, 31 Ahithophel mutinied 1 Kings 1: 35, 43-48 David made Solomon king, not Adonijah John 8:1-11 Woman Caught in Adultery Leviticus 10:10, Deuteronomy 22:22 Law on adultery & premarital sex 2 Timothy 3:16-17 All scripture is useful Psalm 51 David's prayer of repentance Psalm 32 David's prayer of thankfulness & realization of how his choice affected him statistics from Care Net

Mary's faith got her through everything with help from her mentor Elizabeth. But where were Mary's parents? Luke 1; Isaiah 7:14; Daniel 9; Deuteronomy 22:23-24; John 8:41; Luke 2:4-7, 39; Matthew 2:1, 7, 16, 13-14, 22-23 brephos Luke 1:42, 44; Luke 18:15 Paul's eyes Acts 9; Galatians 6:11, 4:14; Acts 23:1-5 Luke entering the story Acts 16:9-10 Tamar Genesis 38 Rahab Joshua 2 & 6 Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11 & 12, 1 Kings 2:15 Ruth 3:1-9 Ephesians 3:20 Dr. Bill Creasy of Logos Bible Study https://www.logosbiblestudy.com/

Tori and I share a common passion to change the abortion conversation. Today, she shares her story and how to reach women for life and for Christ. Tori's story includes revisiting the abortion facility where her baby died and having her photos taken there by Angela Forker of After the Abortion Photography Series. Hear the incredible story of darkness that still lingers in that building. Not Forgotten Ministries leads abortion-wounded women through Bible studies that lead to healing through Christ. In 2025, Tori's husband will write the men's healing program. By His stripes, we are healed! Invest in Not Forgotten Ministries at https://theyarenotforgotten.com/donate/

Guest Cindy Howard tells the story of how God turned a clump of clay into jewelry that sparks conversations about life in the womb. VitaArt Jewelry https://life.vitaart.org/aff-shop?am_id=mybodymyworship (affiliate link) Get notified of new episodes of Abortion—Changing the Conversation https://mybodymyworship.com/prolifepodcast Post-Abortion Care https://mybodymyworship.com/postabortioncare Psalm 19:3-4 Genesis 2:7a Job 10:9a 2 Corinthians 4:7a Isaiah 58:1 Follow Cheryl on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cherylkrichbaum/ and on X https://x.com/cherylkrichbaum

11 pro abortion state amendments were on the ballot in 10 states. But life won in only 2 of them—South Dakota and Florida. And we praise God for every victory! But we lost in 8 states. So why did we lose? Let's talk about why prayers go unanswered, cut through the slanted news, and consider how to take action against future pro-abortion ballot measures in states like New Jersey and Virginia in 2025. 2 Chronicles 7:14, Isaiah 59:1-2 Post-Abortion Care: https://mybodymyworship.com/postabortioncare VitaArt Jewelry: https://life.vitaart.org/aff-shop?am_id=mybodymyworship (affiliate link)

No matter who is President, we are still called to be a light in the world, so claim your Holy Spirit advantage and refuse to come down from your calling. Matt 5:14-16, 2 Chron 20:1-20, Eph 6:10-18, Acts 16:23-26, Neh 6 Presentation first given at Niccie Kliegl's Legacy Leader Conference in 2023 (https://fulfillyourlegacy.com/).

We are less than a week away from elections, and we have 10 states with pro-abortion ballot measures. Even though some of these states are already pro-abortion states, they want to amend their state constitutions to codify abortion. That makes it more difficult for them to become a pro-life state in the future. Other states are pro-life states, but these ballot measures, if passed, would change their state from a pro-life state into a pro-abortion state. So let's review these ballot measures and pray for the people of each of these 10 states—Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Florida, Maryland, and New York. Pray and vote! National Right to Life’s summary is at https://www.nrlvictoryfund.org/ballot-measures/ Live Action Victory’s summary is at https://liveactionvictory.org/live-action-victory-voter-guide-2024/

We have elections in just under two weeks, and we have a candidate who will allow most abortions but is against late-term abortions, and we have a candidate who wants no restrictions whatsoever. It's a sad state of affairs for the future of our country, for we are aborting our future. So what are we going to do about it? Will we wait until after elections to apologize to God for going astray? What are we waiting for? I'm wearing black today because I feel like I am in mourning. If we want things to change, we need to vote and to pray. Today's episode includes 2 prayers. Let's pray together.

Sing, sing, my friends! In the last episode, we talked about the power of praise and worship before, during and after every battle (2 Chron 20:1-30). Today let's talk how singing praise music breaks chains and opens doors (based on Acts 16:12-34). But we also need to distinguish praise songs from other Christian music. Worship pastor Andrew Towler will again help with this teaching. Jackie Evancho singing “Amazing Grace” — https://youtu.be/eeYgrEhR3QM?si=FpWtRZG1ytYRedSM Jackie Evancho’s website — https://www.jackieevancho.com/ Newsboys singing “I Surrender All” — https://youtu.be/YUgYaKgdzEs?si=OPswQvAOvQ5o32AM Anthem Lights singing “Holy Holy Holy” — https://youtu.be/hZIKmNlqpVQ?si=i_mjKwnto_AP-Vt8 Anthem Lights and Selah singing “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” (Doxology) — https://youtu.be/tQUTvMtUhw4?si=YmNQvHmQnGka0y43 Anthem Lights’ YouTube channel — http://www.youtube.com/@AnthemLightsOfficial Selah’s YouTube channel — http://www.youtube.com/@TheSelahVideos Matt Redman singing “Bless the Lord Oh My Soul” — https://youtu.be/XtwIT8JjddM?si=HZi5Ssm5-FwDOlls

Abortion is spiritual warfare. Need a strategy for reaching women? for fundraising? for getting through political season? personal life tests? Because all scripture is useful for teaching and training, we go to scripture for strategy on how to battle in this spiritual war. Worship pastor Andrew Towler helps us understand English translations of Hebrew words.

I hate politics, and I hate the news! But it's political season, and the United States will once again show its heart in November. Where does former President Donald Trump and the Republican party stand on abortion? Where do we put our hope to save babies and families from the horrors of abortion?

While VP Kamala Harris uses an abortion-related death from 2022 to justify abortion to birth, she and the media neglect to tell you that an average of 4.3 women died each year during the 49-year reign of Roe v Wade. But I’ll take it further—Abortion not only kills babies, it kills the souls of the women and men who choose it. We not only lose the baby to this world, but we also lose the abundant lives God intends for all of us on earth. I provide Bible verses to show this truth. Go to What Is Abortion (https://www.abortionprocedures.com/aspiration ) to learn how abortion at different stages is done. In the video version, I showed images from After the Abortion Photography Series by Angela Forker. (http://aftertheabortion.com/cheryl/) Pro-Life Bible Verses (https://www.prolifebibleverses.org/abortion-bible) Go to the Post-Abortion Care page (https://mybodymyworship.com/postabortioncare ) on my website to find the healing programs mentioned in this episode.

2½ months before Roe v Wade was overturned, 15 women who have experienced abortion shouted their abortion regret at the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the “Jackson” in Dobbs vs Jackson. Hear Serena Dyksen and other women tell the story of the spiritual warfare they fought that day.