The Failure of Moral Imagination
· Episode 689
What happens when compassion for adults causes us to lose sight of the suffering of children?
This week on Right to Life Radio, John Gerardi returns to the Lindsay Clancy case and the troubling public reaction following the mistrial. He examines what he sees as a growing tendency to prioritize adult suffering, desires, and self-fulfillment over the lives and well-being of children, and asks whether the abortion mindset has shaped the way our culture thinks about children both inside and outside the womb.
Then, ahead of his Constitution Week presentation at Reedley College, John gives a crash course in the history of American abortion law. From English common law and the concept of “quickening,” to Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Dobbs, and today’s interstate battles over abortion pills, John explains how abortion law developed and where the biggest legal fights are headed next.
This week on Right to Life Radio, John Gerardi returns to the Lindsay Clancy case and the troubling public reaction following the mistrial. He examines what he sees as a growing tendency to prioritize adult suffering, desires, and self-fulfillment over the lives and well-being of children, and asks whether the abortion mindset has shaped the way our culture thinks about children both inside and outside the womb.
Then, ahead of his Constitution Week presentation at Reedley College, John gives a crash course in the history of American abortion law. From English common law and the concept of “quickening,” to Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Dobbs, and today’s interstate battles over abortion pills, John explains how abortion law developed and where the biggest legal fights are headed next.