What Kind of Choice Is That?

What Kind of Choice Is That?

California says it is all about choice, so why does every Medi-Cal dollar point poor women toward abortion? John Gerardi breaks down how the state fully covers abortion with zero out-of-pocket cost while OB care pays so poorly that Madera County lost its only maternity ward. Then, Assemblyman Joe Patterson's budget amendment to fund prenatal care at the same level as abortion, and why Sacramento let it die. Plus, Attorney General Rob Bonta's multimillion dollar lawsuit against abortion pill reversal, and why the case may be weaker than the press release announcing it. Finally, Stories from the Sidewalk: Linda Teliha shares what the team learned from Fresno anti-trafficking nonprofit Breaking the Chains about recognizing the signs of sex trafficking outside Planned Parenthood, and the story of a young mom who reached out to Lifehouse for support months after her baby was born. This July, celebrate America's 250th with us: the first $25,000 given at righttolifeca.org will be matched, doubling your gift.

679: Defund Now or Never: Planned Parenthood's Money Trouble Four Years After Dobbs

Four years to the day after Dobbs overturned Roe v. Wade, John Gerardi sits down with Jonathan Keller, CEO of California Family Council, to take stock of where the pro-life movement actually stands. They cover what Dobbs did and did not do, why mail-order abortion pills have quietly undercut state bans, and how decades of Roe left even pro-life lawmakers afraid to act once they finally held power. Then John digs into his new National Review piece on Planned Parenthood's surprisingly fragile finances: $117 million in losses, 51 shuttered locations, and a California stronghold propped up by Medi-Cal. With Republicans poised to restore funding on July 4, the real question is whether a long-term defunding could finally break the nation's largest abortion provider. Listen, then join our July matching campaign at righttolifeca.org/donate, where your gift is doubled.

678: Weekend of Healing (ft. Geronimo Cerda)

Host John Girardi and guest Jonathan Keller dive into the California FACE Act controversy, exploring the prosecution of pro-life volunteer Anastasia Rogers over a social media post, the First Amendment implications for pro-life protests. The board member and Rachel's Vineyard team member Geronimo Cerda joins to discuss the life-changing healing work of Rachel's Vineyard for those impacted by abortion.

677: When Morality Slides

In this episode of Right to Life Radio, John Gerardi and Jonathan Keller unpack a Gallup poll revealing shifting American attitudes on moral issues. They explore the rise of ethical libertarianism, the troubling normalization of doctor-assisted suicide, and the cultural contradictions in valuing animal life over human life, culminating in a discussion of a YouTuber's public decision to abort a child diagnosed with Down syndrome.

676: Never in the Course of Human Events (ft. Linda Teliha)

This week on Right to Life Radio, John and Jonathan break down California's primary election results and what they mean for the pro-life movement heading into November. They take some humorous jabs at Tom Steyer's record-breaking cost-per-vote campaign, dig into the top-two showdown between Steve Hilton and Javier Becerra, and discuss how California's extended ballot-counting process impacts close races. In the second half, they welcome Linda Talia for "Stories from the Sidewalk," exploring the troubling intersections of abortion, coercion, and sex trafficking outside local clinics, along with the reality behind the "pro-choice" narrative.