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Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesBehind the Lawsuit: ADF Attorney on Protecting Women from Abortion PillsIn this episode Caring for Both, AAPLOG CEO Dr. Christina Francis is joined by Gabriella McIntyre, an attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), to unpack the legal battle challenging the FDA’s decision to loosen safety standards for abortion pills. Gabriella explains why ADF and the state of Louisiana are fighting to reinstate in-person dispensing requirements for mifepristone, highlighting the risks posed by mail-order abortion drugs and what’s at stake for women’s health and pro-life states nationwide. Tune in for expert legal insight into one of the most significant cases shaping abortion policy today. Learn more ab...
2025-11-1323 minCaring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesUnregulated and Unsafe: A Louisiana Woman’s Stand Against the FDAIn this powerful episode of Caring for Both, AAPLOG CEO Dr. Christina Francis sits down with Rosalie Markezich, a young woman from Louisiana who bravely shares her personal experience with chemical abortion pills—obtained online and under coercion. Rosalie’s story is not just heartbreaking; it’s a wake-up call about the dangers of unregulated abortion pill distribution. Rosalie is now a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit filed by the state of Louisiana and the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) against the FDA, challenging its decision to remove in-person dispensing requirements for mifepristone. Joining her is ADF attorney Gabriel...
2025-11-0620 minCaring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEthical Treatment of Human Embryos with Dr. David PrenticeIn this episode, Dr. David Prentice, President and Founding Board Member of the Science Alliance for Life and Technology (SALT) joins AAPLOG to discuss AAPLOG’s Committee Opinion on the Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos—a document he helped author—and explore what it means to uphold the dignity of the youngest and most vulnerable in science and medicine.Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:FacebookTw...
2025-10-2439 minCaring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesComplex Family Planning: Agenda Over NeedDr. Ingrid Skop and Dr. Susan Bane take a closer look at the Complex Family Planning Fellowship, the program created to train physicians in late-term abortion. Learn how this training arose not from patient or doctor demand, but from a deliberate agenda by pro-abortion advocates and funders. Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram
2025-10-1627 minCaring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesTaking Pro-Life Medicine to Capitol Hill Brief Description: In today's episode, we discuss pro-life medical advocacy on Capitol Hill with Rebecca Weaver, the Director of Advocacy and Policy at AAPLOG. Rebecca discusses AAPLOG's recent trip to Washington, D.C. to bring the medical voice of the pro-life movement to Capitol Hill. She discusses meetings with lawmakers to advocate for certain policy changes on behalf of pro-life medical students and residents, and for a restoration of safeguards in the distribution of the drug mifepristone. Additionally, Rebecca Weaver gives her insight into upcoming legislation and the key issues that will impact life-affirming medicine in 2026. Le...
2025-10-0920 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEMTALA & Obstetric Care, part 2 | Dr. Sean HutzlerIn this second half of a two-part conversation, Dr. Sean Hutzler discusses EMTALA and how it affects emergency obstetric care.Dr. Hutzler is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician practicing community medicine in Corpus Christi, TX. He has experience in a wide variety of Emergency Medicine practice settings including large academic/referral centers, rural emergency medicine, community emergency medicine, and freestanding ERs. While he is primarily a clinician, he also teaches residents on shift and in a lecture-based curriculum through the local EM residency program. In addition to chairing the Emergency Medicine subsection of AAPLOG, he is an...
2025-10-0225 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEMTALA & Emergency Obstetric Care | Dr. Sean HutzlerIn this first of a two-part conversation, Dr. Sean Hutzler discusses EMTALA and how it affects emergency obstetric care.Dr. Hutzler is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician practicing community medicine in Corpus Christi, TX. He has experience in a wide variety of Emergency Medicine practice settings including large academic/referral centers, rural emergency medicine, community emergency medicine, and freestanding ERs. While he is primarily a clinician, he also teaches residents on shift and in a lecture-based curriculum through the local EM residency program. In addition to chairing the Emergency Medicine subsection of AAPLOG, he is an active...
2025-09-2523 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesPro-Life Laws: Pre-Roe vs. Post-Dobbs | Clarke Forsythe, Americans United for LifeClarke Forsythe of Americans United for Life compares & contrasts state-level pro-life laws that were in place before Roe and after Dobbs.Clarke Forsythe serves as Senior Counsel at Americans United for Life and is author of two books about the infamous Supreme Court decision, Pushing Roe v. Wade Over the Brink: The Battle for America’s Heart, the Human Right to Life, and a Future Full of Hope as well as Abuse of Discretion: The Inside Story of Roe v. Wade. Clarke has served on the AUL team since 1985, including six years as Vice President and General Couns...
2025-09-1826 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesThe Errors of Roe | Clarke Forsythe, Americans United for LifeClarke Forsythe of Americans United for Life discusses the history of Roe v. Wade and the foundational errors that ultimately led to its overturning.Clarke Forsythe serves as Senior Counsel at Americans United for Life and is author of two books about the infamous Supreme Court decision, Pushing Roe v. Wade Over the Brink: The Battle for America’s Heart, the Human Right to Life, and a Future Full of Hope as well as Abuse of Discretion: The Inside Story of Roe v. Wade. Clarke has served on the AUL team since 1985, including six years as Vice Pres...
2025-09-1129 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesPART 2 | PPROM: A Life-Affirming ApproachIn this second half of a two-part conversation, Dr. Kerri Brackney and Dr. Robin Pierucci discuss their perspectives on premature prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM), especially previable or periviable PPROM.Dr. Brackney addresses the considerations physicians have when treating pregnant mothers and their preborn babies who are facing PPROM. She is double board certified in obstetrics & gynecology as well as maternal fetal medicine. Dr. Pierucci, a board-certified neonatologist, approaches this topic from the perspective of someone who cares for premature babies.Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at...
2025-07-2415 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesPPROM: A Life-Affirming ApproachDr. Kerri Brackney and Dr. Robin Pierucci discuss their perspectives on premature prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM), especially previable or periviable PPROM.Dr. Brackney addresses the considerations physicians have when treating pregnant mothers and their preborn babies who are facing PPROM. She is double board certified in obstetrics & gynecology as well as maternal fetal medicine. Dr. Pierucci, a board-certified neonatologist, approaches this topic from the perspective of someone who cares for premature babies.Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our...
2025-07-1720 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesGroundbreaking Letter to the FDA & More: Updates from the Nation's Capital with Rebecca WeaverFrom an AAPLOG-led letter to the FDA to a major pro-life victory at the U.S. Supreme Court, there's a lot happening in Washington, DC.AAPLOG's Director of Advocacy and Policy, Rebecca Weaver, joins AAPLOG CEO Dr. Christina Francis to offer updates.Read the letter: https://aaplog.org/six-medical-professional-organizations-sign-letter-urging-fda-to-address-public-health-crisis-caused-by-unregulated-abortion-drugs/Get AAPLOG Action's updates: https://aaplogaction.org/Learn more about media training: https://aaplog.org/expert-witness-training/Questions? Email info@aaplogaction.orgLearn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org...
2025-07-1036 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesSexual Integrity | Lori Kuykendall, Beacon Health Education ServicesLori Kuykendall, President of Beacon Health Education Services, discusses sexual integrity, what it means, and how it can be used to promote patient health.Lori earned a Bachelor's Degree in Health Education from Texas A&M University and a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion from Liberty University. She started in prevention education at the Women’s Pregnancy Center in Houston in 1995. In 1998, she started a county-wide abstinence program that was among the first to receive Title V Federal Abstinence Education funding. Later, she was the Executive Director of Lifetalk Resource Center in Frisco, Texas. She ha...
2025-07-0327 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesSupporting Medical Residents | Francis Nuthalapaty, MDDr. Francis Nuthalapaty discusses ways that pro-life physicians can support medical residents in our current medical culture surrounding abortion. Dr. Nuthalapaty is double board certified in obstetrics and gynecology as well as maternal fetal medicine. He serves as the founding program director for the OB-GYN residency program at his Florida hospital. Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram
2025-06-2025 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesBrain Death During Pregnancy: Honoring the Pregnant & Preborn Patient | Charles Camosy, PhDIn this special extended episode, Creighton University Professor of Medical Humanities Charles Camosy discusses ethical considerations for a life-affirming approach to treating pregnant women diagnosed with brain death during pregnancy. This discussion with AAPLOG Board Vice Chair and board-certified OB-GYN Dr. Susan Bane comes in the wake of the tragic case of Adriana Smith, a pregnant mom who was diagnosed with brain death and is being kept on life support in the hopes that her son, Chance, can be born alive.Learn more about the Magenta Project: https://www.focolaremedia.com/bookstore/magenta-series-6-volume-set?srsltid=AfmBOop4AjrZqsDWc1...
2025-06-0338 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesWhat's it like to be a pro-life physician in a pro-abortion culture? | Asking Your Burning QuestionsSecular Pro-Life's Monica Snyder is back for another "reverse interview," in which she asks AAPLOG CEO and board-certified OB-GYN questions that non-medical pro-life advocates might have for a pro-life physician. Today's topic is what it's like to be a life-affirming physician in a pro-abortion culture.Secular Pro-Life's website: https://secularprolife.org/Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram
2025-05-3027 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesPromoting Teen Health with Fertility Education | Dr. Karen Poehailos, FEMM HealthFamily physician Dr. Karen Poehailos explains how fertility awareness-based tools like FEMM Health can be key for promoting health in the youth population.Register for FEMM's medical management masterclass BY MAY 31! The course is held June 6 - 8 in Columbus, OH: https://femmhealth.org/course/mm-masterclass2025/FEMM Health for Teens: femmhealth.org/teenProfessional education: femmhealth.org/professional-education/medical-trainingLearn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us...
2025-05-2329 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesReclaiming the Purpose of Medicine | PART 2In Part 2 of this two-part conversation, Dr. Christina Francis, Dr. Susan Bane, and Dr. Chris Cirucci discuss a recently published video from AAPLOG encouraging pro-life medical professionals and advocates to mobilize behind life-affirming physicians as they forge a new path forward for medicine.Learn more about how you can join the movement: https://aaplog.org/mobilize/Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:Facebook...
2025-05-1622 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesUnderstanding the Latest Abortion Drug Reports | Dr. Donna HarrisonAAPLOG's very own Director of Research, Dr. Donna Harrison, breaks down the groundbreaking new reports finding a nearly 11 percent complication rate of the abortion drug mifepristone.Read the reports:EPPC: https://eppc.org/publication/stop-harming-women/EPPC Fact Sheet on Excluded Adverse Events: https://eppc.org/publication/fact-sheet-excluded-adverse-events-in-real-world-study-of-mifepristone/FFROA: https://www.ffroa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FFROA-Chemical-Abortion-Data-Review.pdfLearn more about the dangers of relaxed restrictions on mifepristone:https://aaplog.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/CO-9-Mifepristone-restrictions-update-Jul-22.pdfLearn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome...
2025-05-0831 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesReclaiming the Purpose of Medicine | Forging a New Path ForwardDr. Christina Francis, Dr. Susan Bane, and Dr. Chris Cirucci discuss a recently published video from AAPLOG encouraging pro-life medical professionals and advocates to mobilize behind life-affirming physicians as they forge a new path forward for medicine.Learn more about how you can join the movement: https://aaplog.org/mobilize/Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram
2025-05-0226 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesThe Menstrual Cycle As A Vital Sign | Richard Fehring, PhDDr. Richard Fehring exposits the case for considering the menstrual cycle as a vital sign and how hormone measurement can be used to identify and treat reproductive health conditions.Dr. Richard Fehring is a Professor Emeritus at Marquette University College of Nursing, a research scientist at the Institute for Natural Family Planning, developer of the Marquette Method of NFP, a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, and a former Captain in the US Army Nurse Corp. He has published over 200 articles and book chapters, and co-edited three books on Human Fertility. Professor Fehring is a science c...
2025-04-2527 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesHealing from Abortion | Serena Dyksen, She Found His GraceIn honor of #AbortionRecoveryAwarenessMonth, Serena Dyksen shares her story of healing from a forced induced abortion and the importance of abortion recovery.Serena is the founder of She Found His Grace, a faith-based abortion recovery ministry that serves anyone who has been negatively impacted by abortion.She Found His Grace website: https://www.shefoundhisgrace.org/Serena's book: https://www.amazon.com/She-Found-His-Grace-Forgiveness/dp/1610362497Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click...
2025-04-1832 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesAdvancing Life-Affirming Healthcare Internationally | Valerie HuberValerie Huber explains the Geneva Consensus Declaration, a coalition of now 40 countries committed to advancing women’s health, strengthening families, pushing back against the narrative that induced abortion is an international human right, and affirming the right of nations to govern themselves free from ideological colonialism.Valerie Huber, who spearheaded the creation of the Declaration during the first Trump administration, where she served the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services as U.S. Representative for Global Women’s Health. Today, she serves as Founder and President of the Institute for Women’s Health, where she promotes women’...
2025-04-1036 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesHow to Drive Down Abortion Numbers | Melanie Israel, Heritage FoundationOne of the main reasons that pro-life advocates are in this fight is to see the number of induced abortions decrease. There are a lot of factors that influence those abortion numbers, and in this new post-Dobbs environment, we’re seeing a rapidly shifting landscape that makes it hard to see what it’s going to take to end the practice of intentionally killing preborn children.Here to offer some clarity is Melanie Israel. Melanie is a Visiting Fellow in the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family at The Heritage Foundation, where she focu...
2025-04-0426 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesMiscarriage: Risk Factors & Prevention Part 2 | Dr. Marguerite DuaneIn Part 2 of this two-part episode, family physician and fertility specialist Dr. Marguerite Duane discusses how cycle charting can be used as a tool to help prevent miscarriages.Dr. Duane, a board-certified family physician, is co-founder and Executive Director of FACTS about Fertility, an organization dedicated to educating medical professionals and students about the science supporting fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs). She serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgetown University and as the Director of the Center for Fertility Awareness Based Education and Research at Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Duane cares for patients via...
2025-03-2822 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesMiscarriage: Risk Factors & Prevention (Part 1) | Marguerite Duane, MDIn Part 1 of this two-part episode, family physician and fertility specialist Dr. Marguerite Duane discusses the importance of understanding the modifiable risk factors of miscarriage.Dr. Duane, a board-certified family physician, is co-founder and Executive Director of FACTS about Fertility, an organization dedicated to educating medical professionals and students about the science supporting fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs). She serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgetown University and as the Director of the Center for Fertility Awareness Based Education and Research at Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Duane cares for patients via a direct primary...
2025-03-2119 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesHow Our Society Makes Raising Kids Harder than it Need to Be | Timothy P. CarneyAuthor and AEI Senior Fellow Timothy P. Carney discusses the way in which our society places obstacles in the path of parents hoping to raise a thriving family.Timothy is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he works on civil society, family, localism, religion in America, economic competition, and electoral politics. He is concurrently a senior columnist at the Washington Examiner and has been published widely, including in the Atlantic, National Review, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. Timothy is also the author of Family Unfriendly: H...
2025-03-1324 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesThe Pro-Life Case for Prenatal Diagnosis | Dr. Brandon BrownWith many pro-life advocates and families reticent to undergo prenatal testing and imaging out of fear that abnormal results will simply be used to push them towards induced abortion, pediatric & fetal radiologist Dr. Brandon Brown lays out how prenatal diagnosis may have a role in life-affirming medicine.Dr. Brown is a pediatric radiologist, working at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health as the Chief of Fetal and Perinatal Imaging, and formerly as Director of Physician Vitality and Values for Indiana University Health. His clinical work is at the intersection of several areas of medicine as...
2025-03-0725 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesGestational Surrogacy: Under-Discussed Considerations (Part 2)Jennifer Lahl, founder of the Center for Bioethics and Culture, discusses some under-discussed facts and ethical considerations of gestational surrogacy.Resources:Watch CBC's documentaries on YouTube: / @cbc-networkorg CBC website: https://cbc-network.org/Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram
2025-01-2315 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesGestational Surrogacy: Under-Discussed Considerations | Jennifer Lahl, RN, MAJennifer Lahl, founder of the Center for Bioethics and Culture, discusses some under-discussed facts and ethical considerations of gestational surrogacy.Resources: Watch CBC's documentaries on YouTube: / @cbc-networkorg CBC website: https://cbc-network.org/Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram
2025-01-1625 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult Series2024 in Review + Looking Towards 2025The CFB co-hosts discuss the past year's episodes and what's in store for AAPLOG in 2025.Register for the Matthew Bulfin Educational Conference here: conference.aaplog.org.Check out our new medical education online courses: meded.aaplog.orgLearn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram
2025-01-0910 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesA Maternal-Fetal Medicine MD on How Community Birth can Improve Maternal Healthcare AccessDr. Steve Calvin discusses how community birth can bridge gaps in maternity care access, especially for rural women. Dr. Calvin is board-certified in OB/GYN and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. He has cared for mothers and babies with the entire range of pregnancy concerns since 1980. He is a graduate of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, did his OB/GYN residency at the University of Minnesota and his Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He practiced full scope MFM with Minnesota Perinatal Physicians for 20 years while serving as a clinical faculty member at the...
2024-12-1925 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesSupporting Women's Breastfeeding JourneysIn this episode, the second in a series on postpartum care, Denise Roy, RN, IBCLC discusses how she helps women achieve their breastfeeding goals and how medical professionals can help support women's breastfeeding journeys.Denise is a lactation consultant with 13 years of experience. She also has 15 years of experience as a postpartum nurse, and is the mother of eight and the grandmother of nine children. She currently works with postpartum women in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. She is here to share her thoughts on supporting women’s breastfeeding journeys. Her views may not reflect those of...
2024-12-1229 minCaring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesReaching the Next Generation | Post-Roe Review ReuploadedThis is a reupload of Episode 3 of a podcast series that AAPLOG uploaded shortly after the Dobbs v Jackson US Supreme Court decision.The Post-Roe Review is a limited-series podcast from AAPLOG, the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, that offers timely insights on what the overturning of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision means for women’s healthcare.In an ideologically-charged medical environment in which taking a pro-life stance can cost medical students or residents career opportunities, a current and a former resident discuss their experiences navigating residency as pro-life medical prof...
2024-11-2118 minCaring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesCaring For Both - Season 2 Episode 30 with Erik BaptistLearn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram
2024-11-1429 minCaring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesDoctors Matter! AAPLOG Reacts to Election ResultsElection results discussion panel featuring Dr. Christina Francis, Dr. Susan Bane, Rebecca Weaver, and Prudence Robertson.Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram
2024-11-0834 minCaring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesThe Role of Research | The Post-Roe Review ReuploadedThis is a reupload of Episode 2 of a podcast series that AAPLOG first uploaded in 2022 after the US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health.The Post-Roe Review is a limited-series podcast that offers timely insights on what the overturning of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision means for women’s healthcare.Facing a politically-charged environment in which ideological talking points trump medical facts, pro-life physicians and researchers discuss bioethics and the latest research on fetal pain, medication abortion, presenting a science-based defense for their life-affirming position.Learn more about us a...
2024-10-3133 minCaring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesA History of Advocacy | The Post-Roe Review, ReuploadedThis is a reupload of Episode 1 of a podcast that AAPLOG first uploaded shortly after the overturning of Roe v Wade. The Post-Roe Review is a limited-series podcast from that offers timely insights on what the overturning of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision means for women’s healthcare. With a new Supreme Court case presenting a historic challenge to the Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, pro-life physicians from AAPLOG, the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, review the history of abortion in this country, offer their insights on the ethics of abortion, and pre...
2024-10-2430 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesTreating Embryos Ethically in Research | Donna Harrison, MDAAPLOG will be releasing a new committee opinion, "The Ethical Treatment of Embryos."As a preview, our Director of Research (and former CEO), Dr. Donna Harrison, will be giving some thoughts on the beginning of human life and the ethics of embryonic research.We will add the link to this CO when available!Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:FacebookTwitter
2024-10-1726 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesHow This Pro-Life Clinic Was Voted "Best Women's Health Clinic in the Pacific Northwest" (Twice!)Susan Rutherford, MD and Helen Nguyen, MSW discuss 3W Medical for Women, the Seattle-based, life-affirming women's health clinic that they lead together. 3W won the "Best Women's Clinic in the Pacific Northwest" award in both 2023 and 2024.Learn more about 3W medical:Visit their website: https://www.3wmedical.org/Listen to their podcast: https://www.3wmedical.org/podcastLearn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us o...
2024-10-1028 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesUsing Medically Accurate Vocabulary When Discussing Abortion | Monica Snyder, Secular Pro-LifeIn this third "reverse interview," Monica Snyder of Secular Pro-Life asks Dr. Francis about the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' "Guide to Language and Abortion," contrasting it with AAPLOG's "Glossary of Medical Terms."AAPLOG's Glossary of Terms: https://aaplog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Glossary-of-Medical-Terms_20230615_7.pdfACOG's Language Guide: https://www.acog.org/contact/media-center/abortion-language-guide?utm_source=higher-logic&utm_medium=email&utm_content=June-19&utm_campaign=acog2024-digestFollow Secular Pro-Life!Visit their website: https://secularprolife.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secularprolife/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@secular_pro_life
2024-10-0334 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesThe Importance of Physician Advocacy | Rebecca Weaver, AAPLOG ActionRebecca Weaver, Executive Director of the newly-launched advocacy arm of AAPLOG, AAPLOG Action, discusses the role of this new organization and the importance of physicians being involved in policy advocacy.Resources:Join the AAPLOG Action mailing list: https://aaplogaction.org/Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram
2024-09-2719 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesAttachment and Attunement: Supporting New ParentsAAPLOG Board Member and Certified Nurse Midwife Betsy Morton discusses how new parents can build a strong relationship with their baby.Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram
2024-09-2022 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesHow Medical Professionals Can Best Serve Parents with Prenatal DiagnosesBe Not Afraid Co-Founder Tracy Winsor offers tips for how medical professionals can best support parents facing prenatal diagnoses.Resources:BNA website: https://benotafraid.net/Trauma-Informed Care for Parents with a Prenatal Diagnosis: https://benotafraid.net/wp-content/up...BNA Parent Care Coordinator Training: https://courses.benotafraid.net/cours...AAPLOG's webpage on BNA's Parent Care Coordinator training: https://aaplog.org/parent-care-coordi...Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to...
2024-09-1227 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesHow This Organization Supports Parents of Babies with Prenatal DiagnosesTracy Winsor, co-founder and Training & Service Development Director at Be Not Afraid, discusses her organization's work supporting parents who are planning to carry a pregnancy to term following a prenatal diagnosis.Resources:BNA website: https://benotafraid.net/BNA Parent Care Coordinator Training: https://courses.benotafraid.net/courses/pcc-trainingAAPLOG's webpage on BNA's Parent Care Coordinator training: https://aaplog.org/parent-care-coordinator-training-by-be-not-afraid/Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.
2024-09-0517 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesHow Tongue Ties Impact Postpartum Health | Dr. Richard Baxter, DDSPediatric dentist Dr. Richard Baxter discusses ankyloglossia (tongue ties), how they impact postpartum mothers and their babies, and how they're treated. Dr. Baxter is an Alabama-based board-certified pediatric dentist who is also the founder and owner of the Alabama Tongue-Tie Center, a nationally sought after dental practice that specializes in diagnosing and treating tongue ties and lip ties.Resources:Alabama tongue-tie center: https://tonguetieal.com/Dr. Baxter's book, Tongue Tied: How A Tiny String Under the Tongue Impacts Nursing, Speech, Feeding, & More: https://tonguetieal.com/book/Learn more about us at www.aaplog.org
2024-07-1127 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult Series3 Myths About Stem Cell Research | with Dr. David PrenticeIn this episode, internationally-recognized stem cell research & bioethics expert Dr. David Prentice discusses 3 myths about stem cell research.Myth 1: Only embryos have stem cells.Myth 2: Stem cells are always sourced unethically.Myth 3: Adult stem cells are not useful in helping us understand and treat diseases.Dr. Prentice holds a PhD in biochemistry and has almost 50 years’ experience as a scientific researcher and professor, including positions such as senior fellow of life sciences at the Family Research Council, Professor of Life Sciences at Indiana State University, and Adjunct Professor of Molecular Genetics at the Jo...
2024-07-0426 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesOne Woman's Experience with Abortion Pill Reversal | Athziri PerezIn this episode, California mother Athziri Perez shares her experience with abortion pill reversal, the progesterone therapy that allowed her to halt a chemical abortion regimen halfway through and deliver a healthy, living son.Learn more about abortion pill reversal here: https://aaplog.org/abortion-pill-reversal/Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram
2024-06-2726 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesProtecting Medical Professionals' Conscience Rights with U.S. Senator James LankfordIn this episode, AAPLOG CEO Dr. Christina Francis sits down with U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK) to discuss his newly-introduced bill defending medical professionals' conscience rights, the Conscience Protection Act.Resources:Senator Lankford's website: https://www.lankford.senate.gov/Learn more about this bill: https://www.lankford.senate.gov/news/...Follow Senator Lankford on social media: @SenatorLankfordLearn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate....
2024-06-1827 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesReviewing the Senate HELP Committee Hearing | Dr. Christina Francis and Dr. Susan BaneAAPLOG CEO Dr. Christina Francis and Board Member Dr. Susan Bane offer their thoughts on the recent US Senate HELP Committee hearing on abortion.Resources:Watch the hearing recording: https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/the-assault-on-womens-freedoms-how-abortion-bans-have-created-a-health-care-nightmare-across-americaAAPLOG's committee opinion on contraceptives: https://aaplog.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Committee-Opinion-7-updated.pdfAAPLOG's glossary of medical terms: https://aaplog.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Glossary-of-Medical-Terms_20230615_7.pdfAAPLOG's practice guidelines on concluding pregnancy: [PG 10 is temporarily unavailable and will be posted soon!]Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome...
2024-06-1341 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesOne Woman's Experience with Abortion Drugs | Leslie's Story Part 2This is Part 2 of a two-part episode in which New York mother Leslie Wolbert shares her experience with abortion drugs 19 years ago.Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram
2024-06-0720 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesOne Woman's Experience with Abortion Drugs | Leslie's Story PART 1This is part 1 of a two-part conversation in which New York mom Leslie Wolbert shares her experience with abortion drugs 19 years ago.Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram
2024-05-1720 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesAsking Your Burning Questions | What Do OB-GYNs Believe About Abortion?In this “reverse interview”, Monica Snyder of @secularprolife asks AAPLOG CEO Dr. Christina Francis questions that pro-life advocates and patients have for her as a board-certified OB-GYN. This week the theme of the questions is what OB-GYNs around the country really believe about abortion.Monica Snyder is the Executive Director of Secular Pro-Life. Secular Pro-Life is a nonprofit organization committed to advancing secular arguments against abortion, creating a pro-life space for nonreligious people, and building interfaith coalitions of people interested in advancing secular arguments. Monica has degrees in chemical biology and forensic science; she started volunteering for Secu...
2024-05-0928 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 9: Caring for Pregnant Immigrants & RefugeesBoard-certified family physician Dr. Lisa Gilbert, FAAFP, discusses how best to care for pregnant & postpartum immigrants & refugees.Dr. Gilbert is a board-certified family physician and is on faculty at the Ascension Via Christi Family Medicine Residency Program. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). After residency, she completed a fellowship in International Family Medicine and received additional certification in Tropical Medicine. She has medical experience in several countries in West Africa, along with underserved populations in Kansas. As a prolife advocate, she has served on the board of AAPLOG for over 4 years...
2024-05-0422 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesColorado's Pro-Abortion LandscapeColorado-based OB-GYN Dr. Catherine Wheeler discusses her home state's pro-abortion landscape and history, as well as the importance of standing up for life-affirming medicine in environment like that.Dr. Wheeler is an Ob/Gyn physician who practiced in Salt Lake City, Utah for 24 years, before moving to Colorado. In Utah, she was an originating shareholder of a private Ob/Gyn practice. Later in her career, she developed midlife women’s health clinic and educational programs at the University of Utah. She then developed a gynecology clinic with HCA St. Mark’s Hospital. Earlier in her career, Dr. Whee...
2024-04-2523 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesA Former Abortionist Shares Her StoryDr. Catherine Wheeler shares how she became a pro-life advocate as a former abortionist, and shares insights on how pro-life medical professionals can stand up for their beliefs at work and in the public square.Dr. Wheeler is an Ob/Gyn physician who practiced in Salt Lake City, Utah for 24 years, before moving to Colorado. In Utah, she was an originating shareholder of a private Ob/Gyn practice. Later in her career, she developed midlife women’s health clinic and educational programs at the University of Utah. She then developed a gynecology clinic with HCA St. Mark’s Ho...
2024-04-1829 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesResearcher Gives Update on Latest APR StudyDr. Stephen Sammut offers an explanation of his latest study on reversing the abortive effects of mifepristone with natural progesterone in a rat model.Dr. Sammut is currently a Full Professor of Psychology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH, where he teaches and is also actively involved in research. His research interests lie in the utilization of behavioral models and combined experimental techniques to investigate the interaction between the endocrine, immune and nervous systems and their role in CNS development, functioning and psychopathology. At this time, one of his primary areas of research is seeking to establish...
2024-04-1126 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesInside the Abortion Industry | Former Planned Parenthood Clinic Director Mayra RodriguezFormer Planned Parenthood clinic director turned whistleblower Mayra Rodriguez shares her story and offers insights based on her experience working inside the abortion industry.Mayra Rodriguez is a pro-life advocate, speaker, and whistleblower against the abortion giant Planned Parenthood. Before becoming pro-life, Mayra worked for 17 years at Planned Parenthood, rising to the position of managing 3 of their clinics in Arizona, and winning the organization’s 2016 Employee of the Year award. During her time at Planned Parenthood, Mayra witnessed critical safety and health-related violations, which she will tell us about today. Mayra’s reports of these incidents were met...
2024-04-0433 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesAsking Your Burning Questions for Pro-Life OB-GYNsIn this "reverse interview", Monica Snyder of Secular Pro-Life discusses common questions that patients and pro-life advocates have for pro-life OB-GYNs with AAPLOG CEO and board-certified OB-GYN Dr. Christina Francis.Monica Snyder is the Executive Director of Secular Pro-Life. Secular Pro-Life is a nonprofit organization committed to advancing secular arguments against abortion, creating a pro-life space for nonreligious people, and building interfaith coalitions of people interested in advancing secular arguments. Monica has degrees in chemical biology and forensic science; she started volunteering for Secular Pro-Life in 2009 and became its Executive Director in 2021. As the head of SPL, s...
2024-03-2821 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesCaring for Babies at the Cusp of ViabilityBoard-certified neonatologist Dr. Robin Pierucci discusses her approach to caring for babies born at the cusp of viability, and their families.Dr. Pierucci is a full-time neonatologist practicing in Michigan. In addition to full time clinical duties, she is also the medical director of a level three 50 bed NICU. She has a Master’s degree in bioethics, and has also completed the National Catholic Bioethics Center certificate program. This background dovetails with her research, publications, and ongoing involvement in multiple performance improvement projects, including neonatal palliative care, and care for infants affected by in utero drug exposure. Sh...
2024-03-2118 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesReproductive Grief Care in the Emergency RoomMichaelene Fredenburg, LHD discusses the Institute of Reproductive Grief Care's new training program for emergency department staff on how to care for patients facing pregnancy loss.Dr. Fredenburg is one of the world’s foremost experts on pregnancy loss and reproductive grief care. She serves on the editorial board of Newborn, the official journal of the Global Newborn Society, which publishes research related to neonatology. She founded the Institute in 2008, establishing it firmly at the forefront of creating impartial and impactful research to understand the way individuals process reproductive losses, and to establish global standards for offering co...
2024-03-1422 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesCaring for Parents Facing Pregnancy Loss: Delivering Bad News to PatientsMichaelene Fredenburg, LHD discusses how physicians can best deliver news of pregnancy loss to patients and help them navigate their grief in real time.Dr. Fredenburg is one of the world’s foremost experts on pregnancy loss and reproductive grief care. She serves on the editorial board of Newborn, the official journal of the Global Newborn Society, which publishes research related to neonatology. She founded the Institute in 2008, establishing it firmly at the forefront of creating impartial and impactful research to understand the way individuals process reproductive losses, and to establish global standards for offering compassionate care. Dr...
2024-03-0721 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesCaring for Both Season 2 TeaserIn this brief "teaser", Myriam Diallo is joined by Season 2 co-hosts Dr. Christina Francis and Dr. Susan Bane to discuss the changes in the works for the next several months of the Caring for Both podcast.If you haven't already, be sure to register for the Matthew Bulfin Education Conference by Tuesday, February 6 (www.aaplog.org/mbec2024).Be sure to follow us on YouTubeLearn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here...
2024-02-0521 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 36: Supporting Abortion-Vulnerable WomenChaney Gooley, national program manager for Her PLAN, discusses this program and how it allows pregnant women in crisis to get the support they need.Chaney Gooley, is a provider support manager at Her PLAN (Her Pregnancy and Life Assistance Network), which facilitates collaboration between assistance providers and their communities to empower women and families through comprehensive medical, social, and material support. She previously worked for Divine Mercy Care, where she helped Dr. John Bruchalski (a longtime AAPLOG member) and was on the board of the Healing Center International, a contemplative discipleship ministry. Chaney joined the Susan...
2024-01-1821 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 35: Building a Life-Affirming Society (Part 2)In this two-part conversation, fourth-year medical student and mother of two Alexandra Davidson offers insights on how medical professionals can help build a life-affirming society. In this second conversation, Alexandra discusses how medical professionals can help address systemic challenges to supporting pregnant women and families.Alexandra is an AAPLOG member as well as a Student Ambassador for FACTS About Fertility, a fertility awareness education organization. In 2023, at our Matthew Bulfin Educational Conference, Alexandra won the Honeycutt Award for her outstanding scientific poster presentation highlighting her research on Kansas physicians’ knowledge and perceptions of fertility awareness-based family planning me...
2024-01-1126 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 34: Building A Life-Affirming Society (Part 1)In this two-part conversation, fourth-year medical student and mother of two Alexandra Davidson offers insights on how medical professionals can help build a life-affirming society. In this first conversation, Alexandra identifies a variety of societal factors that impact women's pregnancy decisions, including challenges facing women in the medical profession.Alexandra is an AAPLOG member as well as a Student Ambassador for FACTS About Fertility, a fertility awareness education organization. In 2023, at our Matthew Bulfin Educational Conference, Alexandra won the Honeycutt Award for her outstanding scientific poster presentation highlighting her research on Kansas physicians’ knowledge and perceptions of fe...
2024-01-0428 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 33: Holistic Fertility Care (part 2)In this second half of a two-part episode on holistic fertility care, Dr. Sarah Pederson discusses her approach to treating patients facing fertility issues with AAPLOG CEO Dr. Christina Francis.Dr. Pederson is a board-certified OB-GYN who specializes in fertility, holistic medicine, and surgery. She practices in Denver, Colorado, where she is the founder of Vera Health and Fertility, where she takes a holistic, personalized approach to women’s health issues. At Vera, Dr. Pederson thinks outside the box to get to the bottom of why couples are having fertility issues or other concerns like abnormal bleeding, PM...
2023-12-2818 minCaring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 32: Holistic Fertility Care (Part 1)Board-certified OB-GYN Dr. Sarah Pederson discusses the holistic approach she uses to treat patients dealing with hormonal issues at her Colorado practice.Dr. Pederson specializes in fertility, holistic medicine, and surgery. She practices in Denver, Colorado, where she is the founder of Vera Health and Fertility, where she takes a holistic, personalized approach to women’s health issues. At Vera, Dr. Pederson thinks outside the box to get to the bottom of why couples are having fertility issues or other concerns like abnormal bleeding, PMS symptoms or painful periods. She provides a welcoming environment and comes up wi...
2023-12-2116 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 31: An Update on the Chemical Abortion Lawsuit (Part 2)This is Part 2 of an update on the federal chemical abortion lawsuit Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v FDA. Erik is the lead attorney representing the plaintiffs in AHM v FDA. He serves as senior counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, focusing on administrative litigation and regulatory advocacy. Before working at ADF, he was a partner at one of the largest law firms in Washington, DC, and a senior executive service political appointee at the US Environmental Protection Agency. Erik is admitted to practice before the US Supreme Court and several federal courts of appeal and so he de...
2023-12-1423 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 30: An Update on the Chemical Abortion Lawsuit (Part 1)In our fifth and sixth episodes, AAPLOG CEO Dr. Christina Francis interviewed attorney Erik Baptist, who offered an overview of what was going on in the federal court case Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA. Since then, there have been a few developments in this case about which we felt you should be kept in the loop, so we’ve brought Erik back to give us an update and brought on Dr. Ingrid Skop to offer a medical perspective.Erik is the lead attorney representing the plaintiffs in AHM v FDA. He serves as senior counsel for th...
2023-12-0721 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 29: Treating Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM), Part 2Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist Dr. Jeffrey Wright and AAPLOG CEO and board-certified OB-GYN Dr. Christina Francis discuss how to treat premature rupture of membranes (PROM), especially pre-viability. This second half of the conversation covers fetal survival rates of PROM, maternal risks of continuing pregnancy with PROM, and the law versus the ethics of managing PROM.Dr. Wright is a board-certified Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist in North Carolina. He completed his MD and a residency and fellowship at the University of Texas Medical School in San Antonio, where he co-founded that institution’s first fetal diagnostic unit and de...
2023-11-3023 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 28: Treating Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM), Part 1Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist Dr. Jeffrey Wright and AAPLOG CEO and board-certified OB-GYN Dr. Christina Francis discuss how to treat premature rupture of membranes (PROM), especially pre-viability. This first half of the conversation covers what PROM is, its causes, and risks to mom and baby.Dr. Wright is a board-certified Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist in North Carolina. He completed his MD and a residency and fellowship at the University of Texas Medical School in San Antonio, where he co-founded that institution’s first fetal diagnostic unit and developed the institution’s capability in fetal echocardiography, fetal Doppler, and...
2023-11-1624 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 27: Supporting Future Medical ProfessionalsFuture Medical Professionals for Life CEO Gavin Oxley discusses the challenges faced by pro-life aspiring medical professionals, how current pro-life medical professionals can support them, and more.For his undergraduate degree, Gavin studied medical anthropology, ethics, and care at the University of Virginia, during which time he founded FMPFL; today, he is working on his Master of Legal Studies at Arizona State University and plans to attend medical school after taking some time to do pro-life work. At FMPFL, he works to restore the Hippocratic oath by engaging medical students on their campuses. He also collaborates with t...
2023-11-0920 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 26: Ohio's Pro-Abortion Proposed Constitutional Amendment (Part 2)Board-certified OB-GYN Dr. Vivina Napier offers information about Issue 1, the pro-abortion proposed Ohio state constitutional amendment. Dr. Napier discusses the current abortion landscape in Ohio as well as the potential impacts of Issue 1 on the preborn and on women.Helpful resources:Learn more about Issue 1 from Protect Women OhioLearn more about Do No Harm Ohio, the medical professional coalition promoting life in OhioHelp promote life in Ohio through Created EqualGet connected to a pregnancy resource center through AAPLOG's directory or through ObriaLearn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome...
2023-11-0219 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 25: Ohio's Pro-Abortion Proposed Constitutional Amendment (Part 1)Board-certified OB-GYN Dr. Vivina Napier offers information about Issue 1, the pro-abortion proposed Ohio state constitutional amendment. Dr. Napier discusses the current abortion landscape in Ohio as well as the potential impacts of Issue 1 on the preborn and on women.Helpful resources:Learn more about Issue 1 from Protect Women OhioLearn more about Do No Harm Ohio, the medical professional coalition promoting life in OhioHelp promote life in Ohio through Created EqualLearn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing...
2023-10-3125 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 24: Life-Affirming Genetic CounselingGenetic Counselor Caroline Aragon discusses the role of genetic counseling in the case of difficult prenatal diagnosis, the challenges and opportunities of recent improvements in genetic technology for life-affirming care, and more.Here to speak to these challenges is Caroline Aragon, a board-certified genetic counselor based out of Minnesota, where she offers telehealth genetic risk assessment, education, and psychosocial support in a variety of clinical areas including prenatal, general genetics, and oncology. She is available to provide genetic counseling in 17 states. Caroline believes all individuals and families deserve to be empowered to make informed decisions through understanding t...
2023-10-2623 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 23: Children's Rights and Healthcare with Katy FaustKaty Faust, Founder and President of children's rights organization Them Before Us, discusses her organization's work, why our healthcare system needs to prioritize the needs of children, and what medical professionals can do to advocate for children in their practice.Katy publishes, speaks and testifies widely on why marriage and family are matters of justice for children. Her articles have appeared in Newsweek, USA Today, The Federalist, Public Discourse, The Daily Signal, the Washington Examiner, the American Mind, and the American Conservative. Katy helped design the teen edition of CanaVox which studies sex, marriage and relationships from...
2023-10-1922 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 22: The Voices of Pro-Life Medical Professionals (Part 2)In part 2 of this two-part episode, theologian and writer Dr. Grattan Brown discusses broader insights from his essay series highlighting the experiences of pro-life medical professionals.Dr. Brown is a Catholic theologian with a background in philosophy and literature. During the past 25 years, he has written about bioethics and served on various hospital ethics boards. He received a Doctor of Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Lateran University in Italy and has served as Associate Professor of Theology at St. Charles Seminary in Philadelphia and at Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina. He helped launch Thales College in...
2023-10-1218 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 21: The Voices of Pro-Life Medical Professionals (Part 1)In this first half of a two-part conversation, theologian Dr. Grattan Brown will be discussing his essay project highlighting the voices of pro-life medical professionals.Relevant Links:writer grattan brown | Rehumanize (rehumanizeintl.org)Dr. Brown is a Catholic theologian with a background in philosophy and literature. During the past 25 years, he has written about bioethics and served on various hospital ethics boards. He received a Doctor of Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Lateran University in Italy and has served as Associate Professor of Theology at St. Charles Seminary in Philadelphia and...
2023-10-0520 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 20: Adoption (Part 2)In this episode, board-certified family physician Dr. Lisa Gilbert further discusses the adoption system and how medical professionals can support pregnant patients considering making an adoption plan for their children.Dr. Gilbert is on faculty at the Ascension Via Christi Family Medicine Residency Program. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). After residency, she completed a fellowship in International Family Medicine, received additional certification in Tropical Medicine, and has worked internationally in Niger, Cameroon, and Liberia. She is passionate about beginning and end of life issues, bioethics, and conscience protections. She serves...
2023-09-2817 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 19: Adoption Part 1In the first of this two-part episode, board-certified family physician Dr. Lisa Gilbert, FAAFP discusses what medical professionals need to know about adoption: the demographics of patients who make adoption plans for their children, the reasons that go into an adoption decision, an overview of the adoption process, and more.Dr. Gilbert is a board-certified family physician and is on faculty at the Ascension Via Christi Family Medicine Residency Program. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). After residency, she completed a fellowship in International Family Medicine, received additional certification in Tropical...
2023-09-2120 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 18: Fertility Awareness and Cycle Charting (Part 2)In part 2 of this two-part episode on fertility awareness and cycle charting, Dr. Marguerite Duane offers thoughts on the current state of fertility education in medical training, reviews common misconceptions about FABMs, and offers resources to medical professionals and patients.Dr. Duane is a board-certified family physician and the co-founder and Executive Director of FACTS About Fertility, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating healthcare professionals and students about the scientifically valid natural or fertility awareness-based methods of family planning. Dr. Duane recently completed a primary care research fellowship with a focus on fertility awareness at the University...
2023-09-1424 minCaring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 17: Fertility Awareness and Cycle ChartingDr. Marguerite Duane, board-certified family physician and executive director of FACTS About Fertility, discusses fertility awareness and cycle charting -- their roles in a physician's practice and patients' lives. This is the first of a two-part conversation.Dr. Duane recently completed a primary care research fellowship with a focus on fertility awareness at the University of Utah. She also serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgetown University, where she directs an introductory course on fertility awareness. Dr. Duane is trained as a Creighton, FEMM and NeoFertility Medical consultant, as well as a TeenSTAR educator. She has...
2023-09-0727 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 8: Abortion and Mental Health, Part 1(This episode has been re-uploaded.)In the first of this two part episode, Robin Atkins discusses the relationship between abortion and mental health, drawing from the psychological literature as well as her own experience as a practicing mental health counselor.Robin Atkins is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has been in practice for over 15 years and has operated her own practice since 2015, specializing in reproductive mental health. This includes serving patients who are dealing with infertility, high-risk pregnancy, traumatic birth, postpartum depression and anxiety, pregnancy loss, and more. She sits on the AAPLOG Board...
2023-08-0219 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 16: Public Policy and Abortion Rates (Part 2)In this second of a two-part episode, Dr. Calum Miller explains the impact of sex education and contraception on abortion rates.Dr. Miller currently works as a medical doctor in the UK. He also teaches Philosophy at the University of Oxford, where his research focuses on abortion policy in practice. Dr. Miller has given over 40 academic presentations internationally and taken part in multiple debates against the CEO of the UK’s largest private abortion provider, BPAS. He has published in top academic venues on a variety of topics, including maternal mortality in the developing world, the ethics of...
2023-07-2727 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 15: Public Policy and Abortion Rates (Part 1)In the first of this two-part conversation about public policy and induced abortion, Dr. Calum Miller makes evidence-based assessments of the claims that (1) abortion restrictions don't lower abortion rates and (2) expanding welfare programs do lower abortion rates.Dr. Miller currently works as a medical doctor in the UK. He also teaches Philosophy at the University of Oxford, where his research focuses on abortion policy in practice. Dr. Miller has given over 40 academic presentations internationally and taken part in multiple debates against the CEO of the UK’s largest private abortion provider, BPAS. He has published in top ac...
2023-07-2026 minCaring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 14: Pro-Life Apologetics for Medical Professionals (Part 2)Dr. Christina Francis offers more insights on how to defend the pro-life position on abortion. Topics include the "hard cases", tips for application in a medical or school setting, and more.Dr. Francis is a board-certified OB-GYN with nearly two decades of experience; she currently works as an OB-GYN hospitalist in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She is also an associate scholar with the Charlotte Lozier Institute, a board member of Indiana Right to Life, and a physician member of the Abortion Pill Reversal Network. As a pro-life speaker, Dr. Francis offers her medical expertise, knowledge of bioethics, and p...
2023-07-1330 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 13: Pro-Life Apologetics for Medical Professionals (Part 1)In this first of a two-part conversation, AAPLOG CEO Dr. Christina Francis offers thoughts on how pro-life medical professionals can best articulate their views on abortion. This episode covers preborn personhood, bodily autonomy arguments, the definition of abortion, and more.Dr. Francis is a board-certified OB-GYN with nearly two decades of experience; she currently works as an OB-GYN hospitalist in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She is also an associate scholar with the Charlotte Lozier Institute, a board member of Indiana Right to Life, and a physician member of the Abortion Pill Reversal Network. As a pro-life speaker, Dr...
2023-07-0626 minCaring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 12: Making Life-Affirming Change in Government as a Medical ProfessionalIn this episode, Indiana State Senator and emerency medicine physician Dr. Tyler Johnson offers insights on his own career about how pro-life medical professionals can maximize the change they make in their communities by speaking out and getting involved in government.Indiana State Sen. Tyler Johnson was elected in 2022 to represent Hoosiers in Senate District 14. Dr. Johnson represents portions of Allen and DeKalb counties. He serves on the Senate Committees on Education and Career Development; Elections; Family and Children Services; and Health and Provider Services. A graduate of Leo High School and University of Saint Francis, Dr...
2023-06-2920 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 11: Caring for Post-Abortive PatientsBoard-certified OB-GYN Dr. Steve Braatz offers insights on serving post-abortive patients.Resources mentioned in this episode from which you may benefit are:Support After Abortion: www.supportaferabortion.comRachel's Vineyard: www.rachelsvineyard.orgSteven Braatz, MD is AAPLOG’s chair of the board of directors. Dr. Braatz is a board-certified OB/GYN on staff at Northeastern Health Center in Susanville, California. He is also an associate scholar with the Charlotte Lozier Institute. Dr. Braatz has 39 years of clinical experience and has served as chairman of the OB/GYN department at the Naval Medical Center in San...
2023-06-2221 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 10: What Is Not An Abortion?In this episode, maternal fetal medicine specialist Dr. Jeffrey Wright explains what an abortion is and isn't in light of post-Dobbs media narratives surrounding the definition of abortion and whether legal abortion regulations allow physicians to treat pregnancy complications.Dr. Wright is a board-certified Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist in North Carolina. He completed his MD and a residency and fellowship at the University of Texas Medical School in San Antonio, where he co-founded that institution’s first fetal diagnostic unit and developed the institution’s capability in fetal echocardiography, fetal Doppler, and umbilical blood sampling. Later he foun...
2023-06-1523 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 9: Abortion and Mental Health (Part 2)In the second of this two-part episode, Robin Atkins discusses the relationship between abortion and mental health. Topics include sexual assault, advice for medical professionals having conversations on abortion with patients, and more.Robin Atkins is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has been in practice for over 15 years and has operated her own practice since 2015, specializing in reproductive mental health. This includes serving patients who are dealing with infertility, high-risk pregnancy, traumatic birth, postpartum depression and anxiety, pregnancy loss, and more. She sits on the AAPLOG Board of Directors and serves as Chair of our Mental...
2023-06-0815 minCaring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 7: The Role of Pro-Life MidwivesIn this episode, Betsy Morton, RN, CNM discusses the role of pro-life healthcare in her midwifery practice, the lack of inclusion of pro-life midwives by the American College of Nurse-Midwives, and more.Betsy Morton, RN, CNM has been on the AAPLOG board as head of the Midwifery subsection since 2019. She currently serves as Nurse Supervisor for the Erlanger Nurse-Family Partnership, which is a community health program that serves low-income first-time moms by partnering them with a nurse for regular support from pregnancy to their child’s second birthday. She also volunteers with Lifespring Community Health and Midwives in...
2023-05-2518 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 6: The Chemical Abortion Lawsuit -- A Primer for Medical ProfessionalsIn the second of this two-part episode, attorney Erik Baptist, senior counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, and host Dr. Christina Francis offer an explanation of the federal lawsuit challenging the FDA’s approval of the chemical abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol that’s currently moving through the courts, The Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA. Topics include the potential outcomes of the lawsuit and the potential impacts on medical professionals and their patients.Get updates on this case from the Alliance Defending Freedom:TwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeErik Baptist is the lead attorney representing the plaintiffs in AHM v...
2023-05-1618 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 5: The Chemical Abortion Lawsuit -- A Primer for Medical Professionals (Part 1)We're taking a break from curbside consult material to bring you an update to a federal lawsuit that may have implications for your patients. In the first of this two-part episode, attorney Erik Baptist, senior counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, and host Dr. Christina Francis offer an explanation of the federal lawsuit challenging the FDA's approval of the chemical abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol that's currently moving through the courts, The Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA. Topics include what this lawsuit is about, a brief history of mifepristone in the United States, and a summary of the d...
2023-05-1120 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 4: Pregnancy Resource Centers and Counseling Patients Considering Abortion (Part 2)In this episode, Dr. Susan Bane and Kristen Eckenweiler, Medical Director and Patient Services Director at a pregnancy resource center in North Carolina, offer advice for medical professionals on how to navigate abortion decisions and more.Dr. Susan Bane is a board-certified OB-GYN based in North Carolina. She serves as the Medical Director of Choices Women’s Center, and is an AAPLOG Board Member. She is also on faculty at Barton College. Kristen Eckenweiler, M.Ed. is the Client Services Director of this same clinic, where she oversees all client activities, as well as all res...
2023-05-0419 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 3: Pregnancy Resource Centers and Caring for Abortion-Vulnerable Patients, Pt. 1In the first of this two-part episode, Susan Bane, MD, PhD, and Kristen Eckenweiler, MEd speak to their experience caring for patients in a pregnancy resource center, including the services such organizations provide to women facing tough pregnancy decisions, and how physicians can speak to women considering abortion in their practice.Dr. Susan Bane is a board-certified OB-GYN based in North Carolina. She serves as the Medical Director of Choices Women’s Center, and is an AAPLOG Board Member. She is also on faculty at Barton College. Kristen Eckenweiler, M.Ed. is the Client Services Dir...
2023-04-2717 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 2: Abortion Pill ReversalDr. George Delgado, founder of the Abortion Pill Reversal program, discusses the theory, evidence, and critiques of abortion pill reversal, or the use of natural progesterone to reverse the effects of mifepristone. Dr. George Delgado is a board member at AAPLOG. He is also the president of Steno Institute and medical consultant to the Abortion Pill Rescue Network. He published two case studies in the peer-reviewed medical literature describing the reversal of mifepristone using progesterone. He also established Abortion Pill Reversal, a program that connects women who have changed their minds after taking mifepristone (RU 486) and want t...
2023-04-2019 min
Caring For Both: A Curbside Consult SeriesEpisode 1: What Is Life-Affirming Healthcare?In this introductory episode, we answer foundational questions about life-affirming medicine.Our guest is Dr. Karysse Trandem, a board-certified OB-GYN, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, nonprofit CEO, and speaker who brings award-winning care to her patients internationally and global expertise to the government, hospital, business, and community audiences she teaches.Learn more about us at www.aaplog.orgBecome a member at www.aaplog.org/joinJoin our mailing list here.Click here to donate.Follow us...
2023-04-1313 min
LoveX2 Podcastfirst do no harm: an interview with AAPLOG’s Dr. Christina FrancisPart 1 of a discussion with Dr. Christina Francis, president of the American Association of Pro-Life OB/Gyns (AAPLOG). See https://aaplog.org/ for more details.
Music
Title: Children of the Son
Author: Pipe Choir
Souce: www.pipechoir.com
Licenses: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
2022-03-1019 min