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EPISODE · Sep 2, 2025 · 1H 8M

The Hole in the Pro-Life Movement: A Birthmother's Story

from Visitation Sessions (A Podcast) · host Emily Stimpson Chapman, Chris Chapman, Kate, and Casey Stapleton

Today, we’re talking about California, the Chapman’s adventures there, the reason Kate is sharing her story as a birth mother in her documentary The Inner Sea, and why the conversation around adoption and abortion in pro-life circles needs to deepen. Show Notes:The Inner SeaSprings of LoveBuilding Belonging: Six Steps for Fostering and Adopting in Faith (An Adoption Education Curriculum)The Chapman’s Adoption Story (produced by Springs of Love)Leah Outten (birth mom support from a Protestant perspective)Cradled in Grace (ethical adoption consultants)Abiding Love Adoptions (birth mom centered adoption agency)M Train: A Memoir by Patti SmithShow your support for sane Catholic conversation on the Internet by becoming a subscriber today. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit visitationsessions.substack.com/subscribe

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