Life Grounded: Introduction to Life Grounded

An Introduction to Life Grounded

1. Intro – Leslie Salazar-Carrillo
   • Who I am – CEO of Pathway Health Clinic – A life affirming pregnancy medical clinic located in Southern California.
   • What draws me to this movement/mission.
     • Came from a place of brokenness.
       • Have a heart for the hurting and alone.

2. Meaning of Life Grounded
   • 9 years in the pro-life movement at ground level.
   • Have sat knee to knee with women facing an unexpected pregnancy.
     • Seeing the anguish on their face and listening to their circumstances
     • Her life is not always what we think

3. What is this podcast going to be about?
   • History of abortion in America – how it was viewed.
   • History of Roe v. Wade – Mike Slater (find him on The First TV) taught me information I didn’t know.
     • How Roe actually came about
     • Who was involved, what were their motives
   • If Roe is overturned, what does that look like at the state level.

4. What is the justice side of this movement and what is the mercy side?
   • What are their roles

5. What is HER story.
   • A look into the woman who is considering abortion
     • Why adoption isn’t a simple solution
     • What are her external pressures and influences

6. Finally, I’m going to talk about what WE ARE FOR, as opposed to what we are against.
   • It is a given that I don’t think abortion helps anything – please don’t send me hate mail that you think I am for abortion.
   • But let’s have an honest discussion about the things that we are for.
   • Hopefully through all of this, you will gain knowledge when having discussions with people who disagree with you.
   • How to have a discussion that isn’t based on arguing and rhetoric but based on facts.
   • If you are listening and you are okay with abortion and feel that it needs to be available on demand, perhaps you’ll walk away with a different perspective. At the very least have a deeper understanding of the beginning of legalized abortion at the federal level and where we are now, and how it has affected every aspect of how we value human life.
   • Maybe, if you are pro-life, you will walk away with a deeper understanding of her complex issue.

7. I hope you will tune in and have an open heart and open mind to this very complex issue.