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The Abortion Pill: What Every Family Should Know (Part 5)

July 12, 2026 — Episode #130

Content note: this episode discusses abortion and sexual coercion in detail, including a specific criminal case.

In the final episode of this five-week series, Lisa Reasons returns for a frank conversation about the abortion pill: how it works, who can obtain it, and its effects — including “abortion pill reversal.” The conversation includes real-world cases of coercion and abuse, and Birth Choice’s own research into how easily the pills can be obtained with no age or identity verification.

Jerry and Becky close out the series with a call for churches to address unplanned pregnancy and abortion with more compassion and less stigma.

Topics discussed:

  • How the two-pill abortion regimen works, and how “abortion pill reversal” can intervene
  • Birth Choice’s own test-ordering of the pills to demonstrate lack of age/ID verification
  • A Louisiana case involving a father, his pregnant daughter, and the abortion pill
  • The lack of medical oversight and informed consent compared to other medical procedures
  • The “abolitionist” movement within the pro-life space, and Lisa’s critique of it
  • A call for churches to create safe, non-judgmental support (“life share”) for women healing from abortion
  • Series wrap-up: reflections on five weeks of conversation about adoption and life

Lisa’s Story: Attachment, Trauma, and God’s Providence (Part 4)

July 5, 2026 — Episode #129

This week’s conversation opens with a reading of Moses’ story in Exodus 2, then turns deeply personal as Lisa Reasons shares her own adoption story in detail.

Lisa and Becky discuss attachment disorder, bonding, and the training that helps adoptive parents build secure attachment with a child. The episode also touches on the surprising family connection between Lisa and Becky, discovered by chance at a funeral, and closes with a transition into next episode’s topic: the abortion pill.

Topics discussed:

  • Reading and reflection on Exodus 2 (Moses’ adoption story)
  • Lisa’s personal history: foster care placement, an infancy health scare, and being adopted at age two
  • Attachment disorder and attachment styles (secure, avoidant, disorganized)
  • TBRI (Trust-Based Relational Intervention), a researcher-developed framework
  • How Lisa and Becky discovered they were distant cousins
  • Transition into the abortion pill discussion (continued next week)

The Legal Process — and Painful History — of Adoption (Part 3)

June 28, 2026 — Episode #128

Week three with Lisa Reasons digs into how adoption actually works: the legal process, how long it takes, and the difference between private adoptions, for-profit agencies, and non-profit Christian agencies like Birth Choice.

Lisa and Becky recount the true story of a Memphis-area social worker whose mid-20th-century adoption practices still shape public perceptions of adoption agencies today. The conversation covers the sharp decline in international adoption over the past two decades, Birth Choice’s eligibility criteria for adoptive parents, and Tennessee’s “safe haven” baby laws, which allow a parent to safely surrender a newborn with no legal consequence.

Topics discussed:

  • The legal definition and timeline of an adoption
  • Private adoption vs. for-profit vs. non-profit agency adoption
  • The true story of the Memphis “baby brokering” scandal (also covered in a popular historical novel)
  • The ~95% decline in international adoptions over the past two decades
  • Birth Choice’s eligibility criteria for adoptive parents
  • Tennessee’s safe-haven surrender law (recently extended from 14 to 45 days) and safe-baby drop boxes
  • A preview of the following week’s continued conversation

Adoption, the Abortion Pill, and the Role of Fathers (Part 2)

June 21, 2026 — Episode #127

Lisa Reasons of Birth Choice returns for week two of the adoption series.

This episode turns to a candid discussion of the abortion pill — how accessible it’s become, and the existence of “abortion pill reversal” for women who change their minds. Jerry and Becky also explore how Birth Choice’s client advocates walk alongside women considering abortion, using the biblical story of Moses’ mother as a framework for talking about adoption without fear. The conversation turns to the often-overlooked role of birth fathers in the adoption process, the tens of thousands of children waiting in foster care, and why churches need to engage more directly with the hard realities of adoption and trauma.

Topics discussed:

  • The abortion pill: how it works and how easily it can be obtained
  • “Abortion pill reversal” and the medical work behind it
  • How Birth Choice’s advocates present adoption using the story of Moses’ mother (and a parallel with Mary, mother of Jesus)
  • The legal requirement for birth fathers to waive parental rights before an adoption can proceed
  • Foster care statistics — roughly 125,000 children nationally awaiting adoption
  • The extra layers of support older/waiting children need (trauma, attachment)
  • A call for churches to take more ownership of adoption and foster care

What Is Adoption? A Conversation with Lisa Reasons (Part 1)

June 14, 2026 — Episode #126

Jerry and Becky Drace welcome Lisa Reasons, director of adoption services at Birth Choice in Jackson, Tennessee, to open a series on the beautiful, biblical word “adoption.” Lisa shares her own story — adopted as a toddler, and later an adoptive mother herself to a son from South Korea — and explains how she came to lead Birth Choice’s new adoption agency.

The conversation moves between the practical (the different kinds of adoption: domestic, international, foster care, and embryo adoption) and the spiritual, grounded in Romans 8 and the idea of being adopted as “Abba Father’s” child. Lisa also opens up about the grief and healing process for birth mothers, and the importance of open adoption relationships.

Topics discussed:

  • Introducing guest Lisa Reasons and Birth Choice’s new adoption agency (one of only six pregnancy-medical-clinic-plus-adoption-agency organizations in the U.S.)
  • Lisa’s personal adoption story and her son’s adoption from South Korea
  • Spiritual adoption — Romans 8:15, the meaning of “Abba Father”
  • Different types of adoption: domestic, international, foster care, embryo adoption
  • The realities birth mothers face and why “open adoption” matters
  • The story of a couple whose birth mother changed her mind — and how that grief is handled
  • Preview: next week’s episode continues the series

That’s the 5 most recent episodes. For the complete back catalog, visit the full episode archive.