He Lost His Son to Abortion. Then Lost Everything. | The Dr. J Show | Sean Corcoran

He Lost His Son to Abortion. Then Lost Everything. | The Dr. J Show | Sean Corcoran

FREE PAMPHLET — What Keeps Abortion Below 5%? 👉 https://ruthinstitute.org/pro-life-trifold/ 💛 Support the Ruth Institute: https://ruthinstitute.org/donate-today/ 🌐 Men for Life: https://www.menforlife.org ▶️ Men for Life YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ntlmenforlife At 19, Sean Corcoran's girlfriend told him she was having an abortion. He tried to stop it. She went through with it. The college counselor told him it didn't affect him — because he was a man. Eight years later he was homeless, addicted to meth, and overdosing on a hotel room floor. He never connected the two things. Because nobody was talking about how abortion affects fathers. Sean Corcoran is now CEO of Men for Life. In this episode he joins Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse to talk about what abortion does to men, why good men have abandoned the pro-life fight, and what it takes to get them back. 📝 Sean on Substack: https://lseancorcoran.substack.com 🐦 Sean on X: https://x.com/lseancorcoran 🌐 Ruth Institute: https://ruthinstitute.org 🎙️ The Dr. J Show: https://ruthinstitute.org/dr-j-show/ 🏠 Locals: https://theruthinstitute.locals.com ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 — Intro: Sean Corcoran, CEO of Men for Life 01:22 — His story begins: pregnancy at 19 02:09 — She said she was having an abortion 02:57 — The counselor who said it didn't affect him 04:19 — Failing out of college — three times 04:52 — Eight years later: overdosing in a hotel room 05:28 — Why he never connected it to the abortion 06:22 — By the grace of God: treatment the next day 06:55 — The counselor who made the connection 07:20 — Healing: naming his son Michael 09:27 — Recovery, law school, five kids (three adopted) 11:11 — A retreat changes everything 12:01 — Why men don't talk about abortion 14:49 — "Abortion is the product of failed masculinity" 15:24 — Men who support abortion: using women for pleasure 16:25 — 54% of American men are pro-life — where are they? 16:50 — Silence of good men is a failure of masculinity 17:46 — As goes the husband, so goes the nation 19:04 — How feminism removed men from the fight 20:41 — Fatherlessness statistics 21:10 — 93%: when fathers lead, children stay in faith 22:27 — What toxic masculinity actually is — and isn't 22:47 — True masculinity: protect, provide, lead, serve 23:34 — Andrew Tate and the hunger of young men 25:10 — Biblical leadership — Jesus washing feet 26:08 — Strength creates obligation, not license 31:25 — Ten years as a divorce attorney 34:23 — Most divorces: people just gave up 38:15 — Broken incentives in family court 39:24 — Louisiana's new 50/50 custody default 50:06 — What keeps abortion below 5%? Marriage. 51:17 — The decline of marriage fuels abortion 52:28 — What women actually hear: "you're on your own" 56:09 — How Sean talks to younger vs. older men 57:28 — Students for Life: 50 of 150 were men 58:43 — Every young man asked: "What books can I read?" 01:01:43 — It takes good men to raise good men 01:04:13 — God shoved him into this job 01:07:39 — His message at pregnancy center banquets 01:10:48 — Return to the arena: first-century Christians 01:13:55 — Tearing down the infanticide walls 01:16:41 — Volunteer for a fatherhood program 01:17:59 — 97% of men who see an ultrasound choose life 01:18:41 — Father is the #1 influence on the abortion decision 01:22:18 — The worst thing a man can say — and the best 01:23:54 — Catholics are no longer leading the pro-life movement 01:28:30 — Pro-life from womb to tomb 01:32:33 — Men for Life's position on IVF 👤 SEAN CORCORAN — CEO, Men for Life. Former family law attorney. Father of five, three adopted. Lake Charles, LA. 🌐 menforlife.org 👤 DR. JENNIFER MORSE — Founder & President, Ruth Institute. Economist, author, podcast host. 🌐 ruthinstitute.org #MenForLife #AbortionAndMen #ProLife #Catholic #Christian #Conservatie #Masculinity

The Child's Side of Donor Conception

📄 FREE PAMPHLET — Children and Donor Conception: 👉 https://ruthinstitute.org/donor-conception/ 📖 Kathryn's article at Public Discourse: https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2020/01/59169/ 👶 Them Before Us: https://thembeforeus.com/ 🔬 IIRRM: https://iirrm.org/ 🗣️ Anonymous Us: https://anonymousus.org/ 🎬 Center for Bioethics & Culture: https://cbc-network.org/ 🌐 Ruth Institute: https://ruthinstitute.org 💛 Support: https://ruthinstitute.org/donate-today/ 🏠 Locals: https://theruthinstitute.locals.com FEMM – MyCatholicDoctor FEMM (Fertility Education and Medical Management) is a virtual NFP provider now operating under MyCatholicDoctor. Their certified fertility awareness educators, nurses, and physicians serve patients across much of the country via telehealth, helping women chart their cycles to avoid or achieve pregnancy — and to identify and treat underlying hormonal issues. FEMM offers a free app so you can start learning basic charting right away. 🔗 mycatholicdoctor.com She found out the week before her 22nd birthday — home for Thanksgiving — that the man who raised her was not her biological father. Nobody had planned to tell her. Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse sits down with Kathryn Francisco, a donor-conceived adult and restorative reproductive medicine advocate, to hear what the fertility industry will never tell you — from the child's perspective. You'll hear: the hidden damage donor conception does to the social father — why Kathryn would never recommend it to anyone — how she found her biological father through DNA testing — what the sperm donation process actually involves — how restorative reproductive medicine treats the root causes of infertility without IVF — and why college students are the most urgent audience for this message right now. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 — Introduction 01:08 — Born through donor conception 01:31 — Finding out at 22 02:25 — Her brother forced the issue 02:57 — "I felt like trash" 04:02 — Why her brother suspected something 05:02 — The hints she missed 05:43 — Social father vs. natural father 07:35 — Why her parents chose donor conception 08:28 — "He thought it was like a kidney donation" 09:12 — Dr. Morse: her own infertility 10:36 — The hidden damage to the social father 13:29 — What couples need to know 15:27 — "I would never advise anyone to use donor conception" 16:19 — "You don't want any baby — you want your baby" 17:21 — Infertility is a cross — there are other paths 18:45 — The health records: they chose a "better version of Bill" 20:41 — Would it have been fine if they'd told her sooner? 23:26 — Restorative reproductive medicine explained 24:23 — IVF bypasses the problem; RRM heals the person 25:02 — IVF success rates — how the numbers are gamed 26:15 — Light in bedrooms, hormones, and fertility 27:00 — Creighton Model and NaPro Technology 27:50 — Kathryn's story: two miscarriages and a NaPro doctor 28:39 — Progesterone corrected her cycle in three months 29:59 — Vitamin D, thyroid, ovulation — all connected 33:49 — Finding her biological father through DNA 34:11 — "I stopped breathing — I looked so much like him" 37:04 — Showing up at his door — the dad hug 37:52 — "I felt like he delighted in me" 39:20 — Finding half-siblings through DNA 42:29 — The sperm donation process — what it actually involves 44:28 — "Why would anyone want to be conceived that way?" 46:29 — Donor conception guarantees injustice to the child 46:49 — "I told him to go to confession — and he did" 47:22 — Finding the Catholic faith 47:51 — Her great-grandmother's rosary 48:56 — "In the economy of grace, nothing is wasted" 49:46 — Judith Wallerstein and family breakdown 50:53 — "Marriage became really scary for me" 52:23 — Her husband: "I feel called to this vocation with you" 55:08 — College students are being targeted to donate right now 01:03:15 — Donor conception and what we're really arguing about 01:07:00 — This is not a libertarian freedom issue 01:08:27 — Closing thanks 👤 KATHRYN FRANCISCO — Donor-conceived adult, Public Discourse contributor, former Secretariat at IIRRM, advocate with Them Before Us. 👤 DR. J — Founder & President, Ruth Institute. Economist, author, host of The Dr. J Show. DrJShow, RuthInstitute, JenniferRobackMorse, KathrynFrancisco, DonorConception, SpermDonor, IVF, ThirdPartyReproduction, RestorativeReproductiveMedicine, DonorConceived, KatyFaust, ThemBeforeUs, FertilityIndustry, AnonymousUs, NaProTechnology, CreightonModel, ChildrensRights, CivilizationOfLove, CatholicFamily, FamilyBreakdown, BiologicalParents, DonorConceptionHarm, PublicDiscourse

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