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How to Change the Way We Think About Abortion, With Erica Pelman

The founder of a Jewish unplanned pregnancy assistance organization talks to Liel about what we get wrong by turning abortion into a political hot button issue, and how we can do better

December 5, 2024

There are few political issues we consider more contentious than abortion. But what if we are getting this critical subject all wrong? Erica Pelman, the founder and director of SHIFRA, a group that helps Jewish women dealing with unplanned pregnancies, tells Liel about her journey from a high-powered job at the Department of Labor to starting her own organization, about the importance of listening to expecting mothers in distress, and about how we should rethink pretty much everything we think we know about abortion and have a more soulful and helpful debate that transcends those deeply flawed labels, “pro-choice” and “pro-life.”

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How to Change the Way We Think About Abortion, With Erica Pelman
The founder of a Jewish unplanned pregnancy assistance organization talks to Liel about what we get wrong by turning abortion into a political hot button issue, and how we can do better
December 05, 2024
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