Bioethics Babe

What do surgical interventions on people with sexual identity disorder actually do to the human body and are any of them reversible? In this episode of Bioethics Babe , host Arina Grossu Agnew sits down with Dr. Patrick Lappert, a twice board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon, former U.S. Navy Captain, and former Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Portsmouth Naval Hospital....

What happens when influence is exercised without restraint and conspiracy replaces evidence? In today’s episode of Bioethics Babe , I’m joined by Simone Rizkalla, Catholic educator, speaker, writer, and host of the Beyond Rome podcast to examine the controversy surrounding Candace Owens and Erika Kirk, not as internet drama, but as a serious ethical case study. This conversation explores the cost...

As we come to the end of the year and enter the joyous Christmas season, I want to pause and say thank you. Bioethics Babe exists because you listen, you share, and you care deeply about human dignity, medical ethics, and the moral questions shaping our culture. Your support makes these conversations possible — conversations that aren’t always easy, but are deeply necessary. If this show has helpe...

What’s really happening to women and girls in China? In this episode, I sit down with Reggie Littlejohn, Yale-trained attorney and founder of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, to expose what many experts call the greatest crime against women in the world. Women’s Rights Without Frontiers is a global coalition fighting to end forced abortion, gendercide, and sexual slavery in China. Reggie is widel...

In this episode, pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Quentin Van Meter reveals the truth behind one of the most controversial practices in modern medicine: the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones on children with sexual identity confusion. He also outlines the disturbing legacy of John Money, the man whose unethical experiments helped launch today’s gender ideology. With over four decades of...

When you hear the word feminism, what comes to mind? This episode launches a multi-part series digging into the real history of feminism — what the early feminists actually believed, how modern feminism drifted, and the bioethical fallout in the realms of sex, contraception, abortion, and women’s place in society. In this powerful conversation, legal scholar, mother of seven, and one of the most c...

In China, they’re killing people for their organs. China’s secret, state-run forced organ-harvesting genocide is bigger, darker, and more gruesome than anyone could imagine. In this explosive interview, Dr. Torsten Trey, Founder and Executive Director of Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH), exposes how Falun Gong practitioners became the CCP’s largest pool of victims with millions deta...

In this powerful episode of Bioethics Babe, Emma Waters, a policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation's Center for Technology and the Human Person, joins Arina Grossu Agnew to unpack the hidden costs of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and the ethical questions surrounding the fertility industry. While IVF is often hailed as a miracle solution for infertility, few people stop to ask what’s lost when li...

We’re told that changing a child’s name, pronouns, and identity is an act of love, but what if that so-called "affirmation" is actually the start of a dangerous medical experiment? Pediatrician, researcher, former Executive Director of the American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds), and the current Chair of the ACPeds Adolescent Sexuality Committee, Dr. Michelle Cretella says social transition isn...

Did you know that a woman can only get pregnant a few days each month — and that her body gives her clear signs of when those days are? In this episode of The Bioethics Babe Podcast , Dr. Marguerite Duane, board-certified family physician and co-founder of FACTS About Fertility, reveals the science behind fertility awareness and restorative reproductive medicine. Dr. Duane shares how a night hospi...

What if everything you’ve heard about the abortion pill isn’t the full story? Nearly two-thirds of all U.S. abortions are chemical abortions. Board-certified OB-GYN Dr. Donna Harrison, Director of Research for the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG), joins Bioethics Babe to pull back the curtain on chemical abortion — from how mifepristone (RU-486) and misopro...

What happens when the medical establishment stops protecting children—and starts encouraging medicalizing sexual identity confusion instead? In this episode of Bioethics Babe , Dr. Jill Simons, a board-certified pediatrician and Executive Director of the American College of Pediatricians, exposes how ideology has overtaken science and good medicine in the treatment of children with sexual identity...

In this deeply moving episode, Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln shares his remarkable journey of faith, conversion, and healing. From his path to the Catholic Church and his vocation to the priesthood, to his honest reflections on struggling with depression and finding hope in Christ, Bishop Conley offers a profound Catholic perspective on mental health, reminding listeners that holin...

Why would an atheist be pro-life? In this interview of the Bioethics Babe podcast, Monica Snyder, Executive Director of Secular Pro-Life, shares the evidence-based and non-religious arguments against abortion. With a background in chemical biology and forensic science, Monica explains how science, logic, and compassion shape her pro-life views—without relying on faith. She also shares her best adv...

What is bioethics—and why should it matter to you? In this first episode of the Bioethics Babe podcast, host Arina Grossu Agnew interviews Dr. Joseph Meaney, Past President and Senior Fellow of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, to explore the foundations of good medicine, the dignity of the human person, and why ethical decision-making should be at the heart of healthcare. From abortion to e...

Hello and welcome, I am your host Arina Grossu Agnew! On the Bioethics Babe podcast we will examine the tough questions and human flourishing in light of science, faith, and culture. For more information, the latest episodes, and additional resources, visit www.bioethicsbabe.com . Thank you for tuning in! XOXO, Bioethics Babe Follow BB on social media: YouTube: https://youtu.be/G_lxkCIeTeE?si=7yaX...