1 00:00:03,697 --> 00:00:05,924 Welcome to faith and freedom. We hope to 2 00:00:05,924 --> 00:00:08,945 inform, inspire and encourage you to stand up 3 00:00:08,945 --> 00:00:11,430 for faith and freedom. As we discuss victories 4 00:00:11,430 --> 00:00:14,323 and challenges in the courts in public policy 5 00:00:14,461 --> 00:00:16,774 and in the culture. Faith and freedom is 6 00:00:16,774 --> 00:00:19,348 brought to you by Liberty Counsel, a litigation 7 00:00:19,645 --> 00:00:20,800 education and policy 8 00:00:21,339 --> 00:00:23,899 organization. Join us now as we address the 9 00:00:23,899 --> 00:00:27,420 latest cultural issues across America and around the 10 00:00:27,420 --> 00:00:27,579 world. 11 00:00:30,227 --> 00:00:33,439 Abortions drop nearly 80 percent in South Carolina 12 00:00:33,497 --> 00:00:35,651 thanks to a new heartbeat law. We're gonna 13 00:00:35,651 --> 00:00:37,565 be talking about this on faith and freedom. 14 00:00:37,899 --> 00:00:39,654 I'm matt S, founder and Chairman of Liberty 15 00:00:39,813 --> 00:00:42,685 Council. Joining me is Holly meade. Well, South 16 00:00:42,765 --> 00:00:44,918 Carolina is protection for babies. 17 00:00:45,875 --> 00:00:48,918 Once the heartbeat can be to has reduced 18 00:00:48,918 --> 00:00:52,179 abortions in that state by about 80 percent 19 00:00:52,179 --> 00:00:54,486 according to the latest numbers from the state. 20 00:00:54,725 --> 00:00:56,494 Fact know, that's phenomenal. And since 21 00:00:56,972 --> 00:00:59,365 now Florida also has a heartbeat law, the 22 00:00:59,365 --> 00:01:02,554 whole south has become a haven and protecting 23 00:01:02,554 --> 00:01:04,641 these un onboard children now. You Yeah. The 24 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:06,390 Heartbeat law in South Carolina went into effect 25 00:01:06,390 --> 00:01:07,981 in August of 20 23. 26 00:01:08,856 --> 00:01:11,105 The state Department of Health and environmental 27 00:01:11,878 --> 00:01:12,116 control. 28 00:01:12,769 --> 00:01:15,482 Has 2 reports for that year. 1 that 29 00:01:15,482 --> 00:01:17,556 includes January 1 through August 22, 30 00:01:18,115 --> 00:01:20,325 and 1 that runs from August 23, and 31 00:01:20,524 --> 00:01:23,254 the end of the year. The abortion restriction 32 00:01:23,391 --> 00:01:27,373 bans most abortions after about 6 weeks gestation, 33 00:01:27,532 --> 00:01:30,254 which is a time frame that heartbeat usually 34 00:01:30,254 --> 00:01:33,197 detected. It's got some exceptions for rape up 35 00:01:33,197 --> 00:01:35,027 to 12 weeks as well as for fetal, 36 00:01:35,981 --> 00:01:36,275 fatal 37 00:01:37,190 --> 00:01:37,690 anomalies 38 00:01:38,146 --> 00:01:40,000 or when necessary for the mother's 39 00:01:40,376 --> 00:01:40,615 health. 40 00:01:41,490 --> 00:01:44,357 But what you find is the significant drop 41 00:01:44,357 --> 00:01:44,835 of abortion. 42 00:01:45,803 --> 00:01:47,708 There were 7397 43 00:01:47,708 --> 00:01:49,931 abortions between January 1 and August 22, 44 00:01:50,566 --> 00:01:52,313 which is about 8 full months. 45 00:01:53,124 --> 00:01:55,916 This works out to be 924 46 00:01:55,916 --> 00:01:59,746 abortions per month in contrast. There were 790 47 00:01:59,746 --> 00:02:02,314 abortions between August 23 in December 31, 48 00:02:02,713 --> 00:02:04,148 which works out to be about a hundred 49 00:02:04,148 --> 00:02:06,461 and 98 abortions per month or about a 50 00:02:06,461 --> 00:02:07,419 79 51 00:02:07,419 --> 00:02:07,919 percent 52 00:02:08,376 --> 00:02:10,425 reduction of abortion. This is phenomenal. This is 53 00:02:10,544 --> 00:02:13,735 great victory. And... But also just a reminder, 54 00:02:13,894 --> 00:02:16,707 you know, planned Parenthood has had the largest 55 00:02:16,925 --> 00:02:19,477 amount of abortions in 20 22. That's more 56 00:02:19,477 --> 00:02:20,376 than the previous 57 00:02:20,927 --> 00:02:23,313 2 years. So that means the fight is 58 00:02:23,313 --> 00:02:25,859 not over. You know, every state needs to 59 00:02:25,859 --> 00:02:28,644 be enact, at least a heartbeat law in 60 00:02:28,644 --> 00:02:29,281 that state, 61 00:02:29,774 --> 00:02:32,192 And so now that the Supreme Court handed 62 00:02:32,731 --> 00:02:35,048 the row and the Casey decisions back to 63 00:02:35,048 --> 00:02:37,685 the people, every state needs to fight for 64 00:02:37,685 --> 00:02:41,375 these vulnerable un onboard children. Yeah. South Carolina, 65 00:02:41,775 --> 00:02:42,494 Republican governor, 66 00:02:43,053 --> 00:02:46,010 Henry Mcmaster who signed the bill said the 67 00:02:46,010 --> 00:02:48,981 statistics. 6 are encouraging, although he says that 68 00:02:48,981 --> 00:02:51,378 he would prefer to see a day as 69 00:02:51,378 --> 00:02:53,455 we all would, When no 1 seeks an 70 00:02:53,455 --> 00:02:55,940 abortion makes You know, the data has shown 71 00:02:55,940 --> 00:02:59,678 that these laws do save loss. Absolutely. You 72 00:02:59,678 --> 00:03:02,143 know, abortion drugs have also become more widely 73 00:03:02,143 --> 00:03:02,541 available, 74 00:03:03,033 --> 00:03:05,897 due to der by the biden administration allowing 75 00:03:05,897 --> 00:03:06,874 the Myth 76 00:03:07,249 --> 00:03:09,102 to be done by telemedicine 77 00:03:10,049 --> 00:03:13,246 sent over the mail, and we know for 78 00:03:13,246 --> 00:03:15,564 a fact that some of these drugs are 79 00:03:15,564 --> 00:03:18,681 being sent into states like South Carolina, like 80 00:03:18,761 --> 00:03:19,640 Florida like other place. 81 00:03:20,370 --> 00:03:23,468 That have these laws that protect children. They're 82 00:03:23,468 --> 00:03:26,884 being sent in those states intentionally to undermine 83 00:03:26,884 --> 00:03:29,917 the existing abuse. And the chemical abortions the 84 00:03:29,917 --> 00:03:32,932 abortion pills are now 63 percent of abortions. 85 00:03:33,329 --> 00:03:36,503 That's a 13 percent increase since 20 21. 86 00:03:36,900 --> 00:03:37,474 The So, 87 00:03:38,113 --> 00:03:40,030 this fight is not over as I said 88 00:03:40,030 --> 00:03:41,888 before, we've got to keep 89 00:03:42,347 --> 00:03:44,840 fighting. And of course, the Supreme Court didn't 90 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:46,760 want to deal with the abortion pill case. 91 00:03:47,159 --> 00:03:49,400 So there's still opportunity to put that case 92 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,439 before them. Yeah. Because that, case, they said 93 00:03:52,439 --> 00:03:55,244 the unanimously, the court ruled that the doctors 94 00:03:55,244 --> 00:03:56,674 that brought the case did not have what 95 00:03:56,674 --> 00:03:58,660 they call legal standing. They didn't have a 96 00:03:58,660 --> 00:03:59,692 direct injury. 97 00:04:01,202 --> 00:04:03,639 But the states do have direct injury or, 98 00:04:04,874 --> 00:04:06,944 particularly those states like South Carolina and others 99 00:04:07,023 --> 00:04:08,399 Mh that have laws 100 00:04:08,855 --> 00:04:11,403 where you can't do certain abortions in a 101 00:04:11,403 --> 00:04:13,806 brick and mortar facility. Well, you shouldn't be 102 00:04:13,806 --> 00:04:15,956 able to then get around that and do 103 00:04:15,956 --> 00:04:18,503 the same kind of thing that's prohibited by 104 00:04:18,503 --> 00:04:19,959 getting something in the mail 105 00:04:20,589 --> 00:04:22,746 and those states have various kinds of laws 106 00:04:22,746 --> 00:04:26,203 that are being impacted directly. There are cases 107 00:04:26,422 --> 00:04:27,461 in the works right now. 108 00:04:28,675 --> 00:04:29,735 By different states 109 00:04:30,274 --> 00:04:31,654 against that mit 110 00:04:32,435 --> 00:04:33,394 Fda rule. 111 00:04:33,955 --> 00:04:36,194 And so this case is not over yet. 112 00:04:36,849 --> 00:04:39,721 It's not fully decided yet. Unfortunately, Me is 113 00:04:39,721 --> 00:04:41,157 still being sent through the mail, 114 00:04:41,955 --> 00:04:43,790 but there is... 115 00:04:45,003 --> 00:04:47,960 Likelihood that this case, by state or states 116 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:49,318 will go back to the United States Supreme 117 00:04:49,478 --> 00:04:51,555 Court. And you got what, some of these 118 00:04:52,526 --> 00:04:54,431 drugstore stores like Cvs and Walgreens in some 119 00:04:54,431 --> 00:04:57,153 of these states that are now selling this 120 00:04:57,208 --> 00:04:59,033 abortion drug. You know, we need to speak 121 00:04:59,033 --> 00:05:01,194 out against those as well. Absolutely. Absolutely. 122 00:05:01,675 --> 00:05:05,134 Well, abortions have dropped 98 percent in Indiana 123 00:05:05,274 --> 00:05:06,475 as recently reported, 124 00:05:07,274 --> 00:05:08,875 by the statistics there, the state, 125 00:05:09,526 --> 00:05:10,954 generally bans abortion, 126 00:05:11,826 --> 00:05:14,761 although there are exceptions for rape inc and 127 00:05:14,761 --> 00:05:15,951 alleged health issues, 128 00:05:16,923 --> 00:05:21,317 Arkansas also reported 0 abortion. 0. 0 in 129 00:05:21,317 --> 00:05:22,595 20 23. It's exciting. 130 00:05:23,569 --> 00:05:25,425 In contrast to more than 3000 131 00:05:25,564 --> 00:05:27,319 committed in 20 21, 132 00:05:27,798 --> 00:05:29,793 which is the last full year that abortion 133 00:05:29,793 --> 00:05:31,150 was legal in that state. 134 00:05:31,802 --> 00:05:34,506 Abortion has been almost completely banned in the 135 00:05:34,506 --> 00:05:37,232 state since the trigger law went into effect 136 00:05:37,448 --> 00:05:39,118 after the reversal of roe versus weight in 137 00:05:39,277 --> 00:05:40,310 June 20 22. 138 00:05:41,185 --> 00:05:43,692 They the only exceptions are when allegedly 139 00:05:44,068 --> 00:05:45,901 necessary to preserve the life of a pregnant 140 00:05:45,901 --> 00:05:48,450 woman whose life is endangered by a physical 141 00:05:48,450 --> 00:05:51,125 disorder. Order, physical illness or physical 142 00:05:51,745 --> 00:05:51,904 injury. 143 00:05:52,625 --> 00:05:54,805 Approximately 89000 144 00:05:54,944 --> 00:05:56,899 babies according to life site 145 00:05:57,594 --> 00:06:00,222 have been saved since the reversal of Roe 146 00:06:00,222 --> 00:06:01,975 v Wade in June 20 22. 147 00:06:02,771 --> 00:06:05,001 That's according to a national right to life 148 00:06:05,001 --> 00:06:07,254 committee port, 89000 149 00:06:07,254 --> 00:06:08,454 nearly 90000 150 00:06:08,454 --> 00:06:08,954 babies 151 00:06:09,574 --> 00:06:12,214 in 20... February 20 24. However, 152 00:06:12,869 --> 00:06:15,900 the number has grown as abortion restrictions continue. 153 00:06:16,059 --> 00:06:16,559 So 154 00:06:17,096 --> 00:06:18,792 the National Right to life committee 155 00:06:19,249 --> 00:06:21,562 issues a report earlier this year, February 20 156 00:06:21,562 --> 00:06:22,280 24. 157 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:24,121 So that report is looking backwards. 158 00:06:25,469 --> 00:06:26,976 And based upon their calculations, 159 00:06:27,769 --> 00:06:29,196 89000 160 00:06:29,196 --> 00:06:30,227 babies have been saved, 161 00:06:30,958 --> 00:06:32,551 since June of 20 22. 162 00:06:32,949 --> 00:06:33,449 So 163 00:06:33,905 --> 00:06:35,281 now what you have 164 00:06:35,817 --> 00:06:37,808 since then is you have states like Florida, 165 00:06:38,286 --> 00:06:39,344 Florida alone 166 00:06:40,294 --> 00:06:42,392 had about 85000 167 00:06:42,531 --> 00:06:44,289 abortions per year. Mh. 168 00:06:45,008 --> 00:06:47,346 So Florida in 1 year aborted 169 00:06:48,057 --> 00:06:49,963 almost as many as the 89000 that had 170 00:06:49,963 --> 00:06:53,059 been saved. And now Florida as of May 171 00:06:53,059 --> 00:06:53,536 the first, 172 00:06:54,489 --> 00:06:55,203 20 24, 173 00:06:55,934 --> 00:06:58,641 which is not part of the calculations of 174 00:06:58,641 --> 00:07:00,632 this national rights to life committee, obviously, because 175 00:07:00,632 --> 00:07:01,349 it happened after. 176 00:07:01,986 --> 00:07:03,101 05/01/2024 177 00:07:03,260 --> 00:07:04,136 Florida has a law, 178 00:07:04,788 --> 00:07:06,781 that is the 6 week heartbeat law as 179 00:07:06,781 --> 00:07:09,253 well. That will ban most abortions in the 180 00:07:09,253 --> 00:07:10,528 state of Florida. Well, you know, matt, the 181 00:07:10,528 --> 00:07:12,521 key though is education because you have... 182 00:07:13,173 --> 00:07:14,923 States such as Florida and these other states 183 00:07:14,923 --> 00:07:16,855 that are now trying to put and cod 184 00:07:16,992 --> 00:07:19,696 abortion into the state constitution. I mean, you 185 00:07:19,696 --> 00:07:22,750 have you know, after the 2 year anniversary 186 00:07:22,750 --> 00:07:24,750 over the overturn of Ring Rowan and Casey. 187 00:07:25,149 --> 00:07:26,189 You had them in front of the Supreme 188 00:07:26,349 --> 00:07:28,859 Court, you have them in various. Cities protesting 189 00:07:28,916 --> 00:07:30,584 because they think that women should have the 190 00:07:30,584 --> 00:07:32,253 right to kill their un onboard children. 191 00:07:33,286 --> 00:07:35,510 Education is the key. You've gotta a challenge 192 00:07:35,510 --> 00:07:37,590 of those people, You've gotta get into the 193 00:07:37,590 --> 00:07:39,177 church in the pulpit and say, do you 194 00:07:39,177 --> 00:07:41,796 really understand what abortion abortion is. I will 195 00:07:41,796 --> 00:07:43,542 show you pictures. I will describe that to 196 00:07:43,542 --> 00:07:45,795 you. And see if you really want to 197 00:07:45,795 --> 00:07:46,915 stand for that. 198 00:07:47,634 --> 00:07:49,795 Yeah. You know, we ought to put up 199 00:07:51,074 --> 00:07:53,238 a link. On our website. We'll do that, 200 00:07:53,635 --> 00:07:55,145 l c dot org. It's actually on the 201 00:07:55,145 --> 00:07:56,337 website, but you have to find it. 202 00:07:57,370 --> 00:07:58,641 Some of the pictures of, 203 00:07:59,770 --> 00:08:01,441 my encounter with baby rounds. Think it's on 204 00:08:01,441 --> 00:08:03,032 our life page. It's on our life. Yeah. 205 00:08:03,271 --> 00:08:05,260 Yeah. But we'll wanna maybe even make that 206 00:08:05,260 --> 00:08:05,896 more prominent, 207 00:08:07,026 --> 00:08:09,655 l c dot org. And it's there, but, 208 00:08:09,735 --> 00:08:11,248 you know, when you look at this, it's 209 00:08:11,248 --> 00:08:13,295 not it's not a baby that's ripped apart. 210 00:08:14,133 --> 00:08:15,033 It's a full 211 00:08:16,131 --> 00:08:18,847 fully formed baby at 21 weeks gestation. 212 00:08:19,966 --> 00:08:20,466 And 213 00:08:21,257 --> 00:08:22,793 you'll see baby row 214 00:08:23,726 --> 00:08:26,752 there, and you can also compare baby Row 215 00:08:26,752 --> 00:08:28,902 to another photograph. I have another 21 week 216 00:08:28,902 --> 00:08:31,148 old baby. Called baby Samuel. Mh. Maybe baby 217 00:08:31,308 --> 00:08:34,119 Samuel was the iconic photograph where 218 00:08:34,575 --> 00:08:37,285 the surgery was done in the mother's uterus. 219 00:08:38,016 --> 00:08:40,721 And while the surgeon was operating had an 220 00:08:40,721 --> 00:08:42,494 incision in the uterus. It's an amazing 221 00:08:42,869 --> 00:08:43,108 photograph. 222 00:08:43,824 --> 00:08:46,782 Little baby samuel reached his hand out through 223 00:08:46,782 --> 00:08:49,186 that opening of the uterus and grabbed 224 00:08:50,035 --> 00:08:51,463 the finger of the surgeon. 225 00:08:52,415 --> 00:08:54,655 It's amazing photograph But, you know, there's also 226 00:08:54,655 --> 00:08:56,806 a video from a former abortion and doctor, 227 00:08:57,125 --> 00:08:58,160 doctor Levi latino, 228 00:08:58,638 --> 00:09:00,868 he made a video of the process of 229 00:09:00,868 --> 00:09:02,780 abortion where they do go in and tear 230 00:09:02,780 --> 00:09:05,737 that baby apart. That is very telling as 231 00:09:05,737 --> 00:09:08,203 well. Those need to be shared. Yeah. It's 232 00:09:08,203 --> 00:09:10,747 a it's a horrible situation to think that 233 00:09:10,747 --> 00:09:12,870 babies are being ripped apart. Just think about 234 00:09:13,068 --> 00:09:15,932 yourself. Somebody that's so much bigger than you. 235 00:09:16,091 --> 00:09:19,511 Mh. Would grab your arm and just rip 236 00:09:19,511 --> 00:09:19,750 it all. 237 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:22,471 While you're alive, and then grab your other 238 00:09:22,471 --> 00:09:23,983 arm and just rip you the pieces and 239 00:09:23,983 --> 00:09:25,336 pull you out. While you feel pain. 240 00:09:26,291 --> 00:09:28,779 That's what happens to these babies. And no 241 00:09:28,779 --> 00:09:30,639 matter what stage it is whether it's suction 242 00:09:30,860 --> 00:09:33,500 tube abortion early on or whether it's late 243 00:09:33,500 --> 00:09:34,460 term or midterm abortion. 244 00:09:35,113 --> 00:09:37,499 That's what happens. It's brutal death and murder. 245 00:09:37,976 --> 00:09:39,192 How can anyone 246 00:09:40,124 --> 00:09:42,829 humane say in the right mind that this 247 00:09:42,829 --> 00:09:44,676 is normal. And no whether they want to 248 00:09:44,676 --> 00:09:46,590 admit it or not, women are harmed through 249 00:09:46,590 --> 00:09:50,178 abortions. Very much so. So Florida is a 250 00:09:50,178 --> 00:09:52,625 state like many other states, Liberty counsel certainly 251 00:09:52,904 --> 00:09:55,299 very much involved in these states where we 252 00:09:55,299 --> 00:09:58,013 have a great new decision. The Florida Supreme 253 00:09:58,093 --> 00:10:01,126 Court overturned its 19 89 terrible abortion decision. 254 00:10:02,337 --> 00:10:04,483 15 week law went into effect, then that 255 00:10:04,483 --> 00:10:06,232 was followed by the 6 week law were 256 00:10:06,232 --> 00:10:07,503 1 of the most pro life states in 257 00:10:07,503 --> 00:10:09,093 the nation now as a result of that 258 00:10:09,093 --> 00:10:09,172 decision. 259 00:10:10,142 --> 00:10:13,403 But on the ballot in November is the 260 00:10:13,403 --> 00:10:16,639 most extreme abortion amendment, amendment number 4, men 261 00:10:16,918 --> 00:10:18,590 4, and that would allow abortions through all 262 00:10:18,590 --> 00:10:19,488 9 months through 263 00:10:19,943 --> 00:10:20,579 any reason. 264 00:10:21,296 --> 00:10:24,820 And override every law except for possibly parental 265 00:10:25,196 --> 00:10:27,524 notification. And there's states too. Yeah. 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