#68: A Different Perspective: Adoption vs. Foster Care vs. Abortion (with Robin Atkins)

Robin Atkins is a licensed mental health counselor, specializing in reproductive issues. She also has a philosophy degree. She spent four years doing home-based therapy with the Department of Children's Services. She's a pro-life advocate and has very interesting thoughts on the topic of abortion. This is the first of three episodes with Robin. In this episode, Robin discusses the differences between newborn adoption, foster care, and abortion. Related Links: Listen to the bonus discussion Jacob Nels had with Robin Atkins about whether sidewalk counselors should EVER bring up adoption: https://youtu.be/HaUJMcEgpcQ Previous ERI Podcast with Jacob Nels - "Why Sidewalk Counselors Should Not Recommend Adoption" You can learn more about the Turnaway Study here: https://turnawaystudy.com VIDEO: Pastors, You Can Reduce Abortions in Your Church | Pro-Life Theology in Practice ARTICLE: One Thing Every Pastor Can Do to Prevent Abortions in Their Congregation Purchase "Alarmist Gatekeeping" by Dr. Deborah Garratt Contact Robin @TruthAgape on Twitter Chapters: 00:00 Announcement about bonus discussion 02:20 Introducing Robin 04:54 The ERI podcast episode Robin disagreed with 07:05 Common ground about adoption 09:45 The purpose of foster care 10:16 Problems and potential solutions 16:34 Should all foster kids be reunited with their bio parents? 18:27 Foster care issues continued 19:03 Safe haven babies 24:16 The damage done to the foster community from pro-choice people 25:25 The Turnaway Study 30:11 Do all women instantly regret their abortion? 33:51 Clarifying how foster care works 38:56 Eugenics and adoption 42:26 Children's rights and consent 50:07 Does abuse happen in foster care as often as people think? 54:34 Reforms that would improve the newborn adoption system 59:55 Why sidewalk counselors shouldn't bring up adoption (at least most of the time) 1:02:59 How churches could respond to unwed pregnancy better 1:11:17 Contrasting adoption and foster care with abortion Disclosure: The book above is an Amazon affiliate link. This means that, at zero cost to you, ERI will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.