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Bioethics Babe

Arina Grossu Agnew

On the Bioethics Babe podcast we examine the tough questions and human flourishing in light of science, faith, and culture. Each week we will do a deep-dive into a bioethical issue with a top medical, academic, or policy expert. www.bioethicsbabe.com

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58 episodes

  1. "Does Embryo Adoption Violate the Spousal Meaning of the Body? Responding to the Philosophical and Theological Arguments for Embryo Adoption" with Dr. John Haas | Frozen Embryo Series Part 4 | Ep. 54 1:15:45
  2. “The Theological Case for Embryo Adoption” with Dr. Elizabeth Rex | Frozen Embryo Series Part 3 | Ep. 53 2:51:41
  3. “Could Your Miscarriage Have Been Prevented? Addressing the Root Causes of Pregnancy Loss” with Dr. Marguerite Duane | Ep. 52 2:11:35
  4. “Is Embryo Adoption Actually Surrogacy? The Catholic Case Against It” with Fr. Tad Pacholczyk | Frozen Embryo Series Part 2 | Ep. 51 1:25:56
  5. “The Philosophical Case for Embryo Adoption” with Dr. Melissa Moschella | Frozen Embryo Series Part 1 | Ep. 50 1:54:06
  6. “Born at 21 Weeks: How Early Can a Baby Survive?” with Neonatologist Dr. Robin Pierucci | Ep. 49 1:37:23
  7. “Are You Your Body? St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body” with Dr. John Grabowski | Ep. 48 1:34:57
  8. “Our Culture Worships Autonomy. What If We’re Wrong?” with Leah Libresco Sargeant | Ep. 47 1:29:41
  9. What Gives Our Work Dignity? A Labor Day Message 2:37
  10. They Wanted Him Aborted for a Heart Defect. The Surrogate Fought to Save Him: The Case of McKenna West | Ep. 46 25:31
  11. “Her Water Broke at 19 Weeks. Doctors Said She Could Die and Pressured Her to Abort. She Refused.” with Julia Wilson-Franks | Ep. 45 1:00:04
  12. “Can a 13-Year-Old Order Abortion Pills Online? An OB/GYN Went Undercover” with Dr. Christina Francis | Ep. 44 1:11:13
  13. “Is Caring for the Environment Actually a Pro-Life Issue?” with Clare Ath | Ep. 43 1:18:18
  14. “Four Years After Roe Was Overturned: Did Dobbs Save Babies?” with Dr. Michael New | Ep. 42 1:02:58
  15. “When Your Baby Is Born With a Brain Injury: One Mother's Story of Hope” with Anja Baker | Ep. 41 1:28:43
  16. "Will AI Decide What Human Life Is Worth?" | Pope Leo XIV's Warning | Ep. 40 48:50
  17. "Abortion Pill Reversal: She Changed Her Mind Hours Later. Can the Baby Be Saved?" with Dr. George Delgado | Ep. 39 1:25:33
  18. “What Fertility Treatments Are Ethical? IVF, IUI, & Embryo Ethics” with Joe Zalot, PhD | Ep. 38 1:45:40
  19. Happy Independence Day! Celebrating America's 250th Anniversary | Bioethics Babe 1:53
  20. “What Happens to a Society When It Starts Killing Its Elderly?” with Amanda Achtman | Ep. 37 1:55:05
  21. "Is Donor Conception Ethical? What It Asks Children to Give Up" with Katy Faust | Ep. 36 1:03:34
  22. “Seven Miscarriages, Two Living Children, and the Hidden Grief So Few Talk About” with Gabriela Anastasopoúlou | Ep. 35 2:01:55
  23. "'I Helped Hijack the Women’s Movement': How Roe v. Wade was Sold to America” with Sue Ellen Browder | Ep. 34 1:31:19
  24. “The Egg Freezing Lie: What the Fertility Industry Isn’t Telling Women” with Jennifer Lahl | Ep. 33 1:26:27
  25. "Lab-Made Humans? Three-Parent Embryos, Genetic Engineering, and the Future of Humanity" with Dr. David Prentice | Ep. 32 1:59:19
  26. “‘There’s No Hope,’ Doctors Said: One Family’s Decision After a Trisomy 18 Diagnosis” with Sen. Rick Santorum | Ep. 31 1:43:26
  27. “How Do You Survive Grief After Suicide Loss? A Father’s Story” with Dr. Brick Lantz | Ep. 30 1:20:58
  28. “Marked Before Birth: The Hidden Pressure After a Prenatal Diagnosis” with Neonatologist Dr. Robin Pierucci | Ep. 29 1:59:42
  29. “Did Feminism Fail Women in Birth? Reclaiming the Female Body” with Leah Jacobson | Ep. 28 1:27:35
  30. “Does Brain Death Actually Exist? The Case Against Brain Death" with Dr. Paul Byrne | Ep. 27 2:20:13
  31. “If We’re Just Matter, Why Do We Matter? The Crisis of Human Dignity” with Dr. Ashley Fernandes | Ep. 26 1:55:33
  32. “Margaret Sanger: Did Birth Control Rewire Feminism and Spark the Sexual Revolution?” with Dr. Angela Franks | Ep. 25 1:06:24
  33. “Do Rape, Incest, and Life of the Mother Justify Abortion? A Bioethicist Responds” with Fr. Tad Pacholczyk | Ep. 24 2:01:33
  34. “Infertility in the Age of IVF: Can Life Still Be Fruitful Without Biological Children?” with Leigh Snead | Ep. 23 1:35:13
  35. “Are Some ‘Brain Dead’ Patients Actually Alive? A Neurologist Examines Brain Death Criteria” with Dr. Christopher DeCock | Ep. 22 1:31:46
  36. “Is Transhumanism the New Eugenics? The War on Human Equality" with Wesley J. Smith | Ep. 21 1:41:29
  37. "Designer Babies: When IVF Becomes Human Design" with Dr. Tara Sander Lee | Ep. 20 1:53:09
  38. “Has Feminism Betrayed Motherhood?” with Kimberly Cook | Ep. 19 2:21:57
  39. “Is Love All You Need? Truth, Intention, and Moral Action” with Fr. James Brent, OP | Ep. 18 1:31:38
  40. “What Happens After Killing Is Legalized: Inside Canada’s Euthanasia Experiment and Beyond” with Alex Schadenberg | Ep. 17 2:39:21
  41. “Vaccines, Trust, and Informed Consent After COVID” with Dr. Jay Richards | Ep. 16 1:47:13
  42. “The Human Cost: Abortion Regret and Redemption After My Chemical Abortion” with Toni McFadden | Ep. 15 1:37:30
  43. "A Surgeon Speaks Out: Why Surgical Interventions for Sexual Identity Disorder Are Irreversible and Unethical” with Dr. Patrick Lappert, Sexual Identity Disorder Series Part 4 | Ep. 14 2:00:25
  44. “Candace Owens v. Erika Kirk: The Cost of Conspiracy and the Ethics of Influence” with Simone Rizkallah | Ep. 13 1:20:30
  45. A Christmas Message from Bioethics Babe | Thank You for Supporting Human Dignity 1:24
  46. “Inside China’s War on Women and Girls: Forced Abortion, Gendercide, and How One Woman Built a Secret Rescue Network” with Reggie Littlejohn | Ep. 12 1:24:37
  47. “Puberty Blockers, Cross-Sex Hormones, and The Dark Origins of Gender Ideology” with Pediatric Endocrinologist Dr. Quentin Van Meter, Sexual Identity Disorder Series Part 3 | Ep. 11 1:57:01
  48. “The Lie of Modern Feminism: What Early Feminists Really Believed” with Erika Bachiochi, Feminism Series Part 1 | Ep. 10 2:11:17
  49. “Killed for Their Organs: Inside China’s Forced Organ Harvesting Genocide” with Dr. Torsten Trey | Ep. 9 1:47:55
  50. “Inside the IVF Industry: The Hidden Costs of Creating Humans in a Lab and the Restorative Alternative” with Emma Waters | Ep. 8 2:05:14