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In this LifeBeat episode, host Anna Pluymert, Director of Education/Communications, and Danny Earl, Content Contributor and Events Coordinator, highlight a new Gallup poll shows Americans support Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide at an alarming. They also discuss new stats that illustrate that 61% of women felt coerced into an abortion. The episode ends with Anna and Danny sharing exciting...

In this Faith in Life LifeBeat feature, Ken Stults, RLM Faith Outreach Coordinator, sits down with Ralph Rebandt II to chat about the role of Christian principles and the Scriptures in our Republic's founding and our country's founding documents. They also both emphasized the importance of getting out the vote. Ralph Rebandt II was the founding pastor of Oakland Hills Community Church in...

In this LifeBeat episode, host Anna Pluymert, Director of Education/Communications, and Danny Earl, Content Contributor and Events Coordinator, welcome you to Right to Life of Michigan·s 300th episode where they discuss 10 alarming trends found within the 2023 Michigan abortion report. They also remind Michiganders to get out there and vote, starting Saturday, July 27!

In this month's feature, host Anna Pluymert, Director of Education/Communications, and Danny Earl, Content Contributor and Events Coordinator, sit down with Emily Kroll, RLM Political Action Committee (PAC) Director to discuss all things elections. The Michigan Primary Election is in full swing with voting taking place through absentee ballots and in-person voting starting July 27. In this fe...

In this episode of LifeBeat, host Anna Pluymert, RLM Director of Education/Communications, and Danny Earl, RLM Content Contributor and Events Coordinator, sit down to chat about a new, radical coalition created to push state abortion referendums and mobilize voters to vote proabortion. They also provide the next primary election voting dates, which are July 27 when in-person voting begins. The epi...

In this LifeBeat episode, hosts Anna Pluymert and Daniel Earl provide you with the latest up-to-date prolife news about Michigan laws and the abortion pill. We discuss the recent lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the safeguards using tax dollars to pay for other people·s abortions. We also discuss the recent injunction that was placed on the informed consent for abortions law, inclu...

In this Faith in Life LifeBeat feature, Ken Stults, RLM Faith Outreach Coordinator, sits down with Dr. Tom West from Hillsdale College. Dr. West is a Professor of Politics at Hillsdale and is an expert on the Founders of the US and the founding documents. A variety of topics were discussed including the understanding that our Founders had of the importance of the consent of the governed and our re...

We had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. Catherine Stark to discuss the two-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, overturning Roe v. Wade. Dr. Catherine Stark is a board-certified OB/GYN, who has been a practicing prolife physician for 30 years in Michigan. Throughout her career, she has worked with several prolife pregnancy medical centers in Southeast Michigan. In 2022, Dr. Stark retired...

In this LifeBeat feature, we take a deep dive into a recent editorial written by comedian, Grace Campbell. Grace, a 29-year-old pro-choice woman from the UK, wrote an editorial in the Guardian describing the immense pain and guilt she felt after taking the abortion pill. She questions why the negative side effects of abortion aren't talked about enough and even feels like she is betraying wom...

In this LifeBeat episode, we review the resources available for the 2024 Primary Election, including the RLM-PAC endorsements that were announced this week. We also discuss how parental rights are still under attack, especially in Caledonia, Michigan where the school board is considering allowing teachers and staff to aid students with abortions. For more information on RLM-PAC endorsements and vo...

In this LifeBeat episode, we congratulate the four winners of Right to Life of Michigan's 35th Annual State Oratory Contest. We also provide an update on the Northland Family Planning Center v. Nessel lawsuit that threatens informed consent including the 24-hour waiting period. We end the episode with a shoutout to all the amazing pregnancy resource centers across the country that have provid...

Right to Life of Michigan's Faith Outreach Coordinator, Ken Stults, lays out where the prolife movement is heading and how the faith community can guide it in the right direction. Ken discusses the challenges that Michigan faces currently with protective laws getting repealed and he reminds prolifers that one election can impact generations to come.

In this episode of LifeBeat, we discuss a very exciting event, the Motor City Baby Shower, hosted by Right to Life of Michigan and the Reconciled Church this Saturday in Detroit. We also highlight Mental Health Awareness Month and how important it is to get the right resources and support to heal. We end the episode by discussing the increase in out-of-state abortion rates and how we can combat th...

In this episode of LifeBeat, we introduce ·Life. The Other Choice.,· an organization-wide refresh built around our new multi-media ads that includes the ads, a new website and brand refresh. We also provide updates on the ·Death with Dignity Act,· a package of bills that were introduced in the Michigan Senate last November and are likely to be heard in committee sometime over the next couple of mo...

Wesley Smith graciously spoke at our 45th Annual Legislative Day hosted just last week on May 1. He shared new developments and his insights on defending against physician-assisted suicide. We then had the privilege of continuing the conversation on our LifeBeat podcast. Lawyer and award-winning author, Wesley J. Smith, is the host of the Humanize podcast and Chair of the Discovery Institute·s Cen...

In this LifeBeat episode, Brian Cusack, RLM Development Director takes a deep into his family life and why parental consent is so important to him as a father and grandfather. We discuss the recent attacks on parental consent by Governor Whitmer and her allies even though 70% of Michigan voters are in favor of parental consent (Marketing Resource Group 2023 poll). We end the episode by discussing...

In this Faith in Life LifeBeat feature, Ken Stults sits down with Terri Marcroft to discuss adoption and supporting women in unplanned pregnancies. Terri Marcroft is the adoptive mom of a 23-year old young woman who is the love of her life. Terri·s all-time favorite action hero is her daughter·s birthmother, who made an adoption plan while she was a senior in high school. In 2008 Terri identified...

In this LifeBeat feature, we discuss how parental consent is on the chopping block. We take a deep dive into the history of Michigan's parental consent law, how proposal 3 impacted it and how it is currently being threatened by the governor and her allies. We also provide an overview on the ACLU's recent report "In Harm·s Way" which outlines why they are in favor of parental co...

In this Faith in Life LifeBeat feature, Ken Stults, our Faith Outreach Coordinator, joins Tina, a mother who experienced unconditional love and support from her family, church community and Bethany Christian Services after an unplanned pregnancy. Tina describes how her church rallied around her and how God spoke to her, leading her to release her baby to a loving family. For more information on he...

In this LifeBeat episode, we sit down with Emily Kroll for a get-to-know Emily Kroll, our PAC director. Emily discusses why it's important for Michigan voters to get involved in this year's election and how prolife votes could make a difference in the laws that are passed/protected. For more information on voting in Michigan and volunteering for get-out-the-vote activities, check out www...

*This is a repost of a previous episode recorded in 2022. The information provided in the episode is relevant for Michigan voters today due to the repeal of several longstanding protections for women including health and safety regulations for abortion facilities. Informed consent and parental consent for abortions are also in jeopardy and are currently being challenged in the Michigan courts. Thi...

In this month's LifeBeat feature, host, Anna Pluymert, and guest co-host, Jazlyn Bailey, take a deep dive into Women's History Month by highlighting two prolife women from history that have and will continue to inspire the prolife movement for generations to come. We highlight Mildred Jefferson and Ellen McCormack who were both influential in the 1970's. We also discuss why it'...

In this month's Faith in Life LifeBeat feature, Right to Life of Michigan Faith Outreach Coordinator, Ken Stults, sits down with Monica Sparks to discuss what it's like being a prolife Democrat. Ken and Monica also touched on why it·s so important for the faith community to be involved in the prolife movement. Monica Sparks is an elected prolife Democrat serving her third term as a Kent...

*This is a repost of a previous episode recorded last year. The information provided in the episode is relevant today as the U.S. Supreme Court will be ruling on the future of abortion pill in March of this year (2024). For a refresher on this topic and previous relating court cases from 2023, listen to this feature. In this month's feature, we take a deep dive into the history of the abortio...

To honor Black History Month, we sit down with Pastor Stan Parker on our podcast, LifeBeat. Pastor Stan Parker is the senior pastor of Faith Fellowship Baptist Church in Lansing, Michigan. He is the Executive Director of the Eastside Community Action Center and is the campus minister for Just for Chris Ministry at Michigan State University. Pastor Stan also serves as the president and regional dir...