July 26, 2026 — Episode #132
Content note: this episode includes detailed discussion of a proposed movement to criminally charge women for abortions — including in cases of miscarriage — as well as discussion of the abortion pill and its accessibility.
Lisa Reasons returns to continue Jerry and Becky Drace’s series on single parenting, this time tackling a controversial legal movement that would charge mothers with homicide over abortion.
They open by previewing next week’s topic — single fatherhood — after a listener from North Carolina asked why the series had only addressed single mothers, and share a statistic that 81% of single-parent households are headed by mothers versus 18% by fathers. Lisa then unpacks the “abolitionist” movement within the pro-life space, explaining how it seeks to criminally charge women who have abortions, and why she believes this approach — despite sounding pro-life — actually further victimizes women who were often misled by abortion providers with no informed consent or medical oversight. The conversation covers the legal double standard between abortion and adoption (where fathers must sign away parental rights for adoption but not for abortion), the risk that criminalization could wrongly implicate women who’ve had miscarriages, and the importance of churches removing shame and stigma around unplanned pregnancy so women feel safe pursuing adoption. Lisa also shares candidly about her own journey as a single mother of four, including the challenges of co-parenting, returning to graduate school, and the therapists and pastoral counselors who helped her heal. The episode closes with statistics on communication as the greatest co-parenting challenge and a promise to continue the series next week.
Topics discussed:
- Preview of next week’s topic: single fatherhood (81% of single parents are mothers, 18% are fathers)
- The abortion “abolitionist” movement and proposals to criminally charge mothers
- Legal double standards between abortion and adoption regarding fathers’ rights
- The abortion pill’s history, accessibility, and lack of medical oversight
- Removing shame and stigma around unplanned pregnancy in church communities
- Lisa Reasons’ personal story of single motherhood, co-parenting, and healing
- Statistics on co-parenting communication challenges
- The value of biblically grounded Christian counseling and therapy
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