#102: Forensics and Abortion (w/ Secular Pro-Life's Monica Snyder)

About this episode

Josh Brahm interviews Monica Snyder about her forensics expertise and its implications on the abortion debate.

After much anticipation, Josh Brahm FINALLY gets to interview Monica Snyder from Secular Pro-Life about her background and expertise in Forensics. Monica explains how her work in forensics and DNA analysis affects her view on the abortion issue, particularly when it comes to questions about the justice system and why we shouldn't prosecute women who have had abortions. Content warning: Includes discussion of forensic rape kits as well as methods of testing whether a baby was aborted instead of miscarried. Links: Testing biological tissue for abortion drugs "Was the Infant Born Alive?" A Review of Postmortem Techniques Used to Determine Live Birth In Cases of Suspected Neonaticide National Right to Life: Joint Open Letter: Criminalizing Women Who Have Abortions is Not Pro-Life ERI Statement: Should Women Be Prosecuted for Illegal Abortions? Secular Pro-Life Equal Rights Institute Equal Rights Institute Blog Equipped for Life Academy Equipped for Life Course Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass Chapters: 00:00:00 Introducing Monica's forensics credentials and background 00:03:25 Describing the Innocence Project 00:06:25 Monica describes her forensics work 00:09:30 Real forensics vs. TV…

People in this episode

Host: Josh Brahm

Guest: Monica Snyder

Topics covered

• forensics
• abortion
• justice system
• women's rights
• DNA analysis
• prosecution

Keywords

• forensics
• abortion
• DNA analysis
• justice system
• women's rights
• prosecution
• miscarriage
• rape kits

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Secular Pro-Life, Equal Rights Institute, National Right to Life

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