Miscellaneous
Robin Atkins is back to discuss mental health, informed consent, abortion risks, the level of counseling in abortion facilities, and more. Robin is a licensed mental health counselor, specializing in reproductive issues. She also has a philosophy degree. She spent four years doing home-based therapy with the Department of Children's Services. She's a pro-life advocate with an atypical perspective on some of the issues surrounding abortion. Related Links: Refuting “Abortion as Self-Defense” (video): https://youtu.be/B2TakKSUawA Refuting “Abortion as Self-Defense” (article): https://bit.ly/32fHZWi Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present: https://amzn.to/3e8Mjvw American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists or AAPLOG (for abortion risks): https://aaplog.org/ You can learn more about the Turnaway Study here: https://turnawaystudy.com Listen to our first episode with Robin Atkins to hear her thoughts on the Turnaway Study: https://bit.ly/3uUUelI Watch Josh Brahm's faulty pro-life arguments speech: https://bit.ly/2VrhYSm Contact Robin @TruthAgape on Twitter: https://twitter.com/truthagape Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:34 Why tokophobia cases are increasing 4:13 How can people learn to advocate for themselves better with their doctors? 5:34 How informed consent relates to the abortion debate 9:38 Is it wrong for pro-life ultrasound laws to require internal ultrasound procedures? 12:04 Is it anti-free-speech to require doctors to say things required by a pro-life informed consent law? 16:40 How satisfied are you with the informed consent bills that pro-lifers pass? 19:04 How would you respond to the clinic worker who says they're just there to provide the service their client wants? 22:39 Should there be screenings before an abortion? 24:10 Assessing the level of counseling and/or care given to women in abortion facilities 28:16 Where should people go for the most accurate explanation of abortion risks? 29:42 What would it take for a clinic worker to become qualified to give anything called "counseling" to the client? 31:26 What are the accurate risk factors for abortion? 38:04 Is the abortion causing these symptoms or are women who were already more likely to experience these post-abortion symptoms having abortions? 41:38 On minors having abortions 47:25 On pro-choice women using women who are suffering as a shield, and how pro-lifers should respond to her 50:39 On abortion in the case of rape Disclosure: The book above is an Amazon affiliate link. This means that, at zero cost to you, ERI will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.