This week on Family Policy Matters host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr Carter Snead to discuss his book What It Means to be Human The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Americans United for Life's Katie Glenn to discuss AUL's annual Life List including where North Carolina fell on the list and how we can make our state the most pro-life state in the nation [... more]

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Dr Kathryn Butler an experienced trauma surgeon helps families navigate end-of-life decisions according to Biblical principles Part of Get Dr Butler's book Between Life and Death for your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast a-godly-perspective-on-end-of-life-decisions-part- -of- featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our podcasts please give us your feedback https focusonthefamily com podcastsurvey [... more]

It's a very short step from 'I don't want to live like that' to 'No one should live like that ' We need more protection for people - Nancy Valko www nancyvalko com Palliative and Hospice care continue to confuse so many caregivers While some programs offer amazing and beneficial services to families others seem to be detrimental Involving the Govt seems to give a stamp of approval of something but is it what it says it is How can we know Nancy Valko called HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER on Sirius XM's Family Talk Channel to discuss this Transcript of [... more]

Portion of HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER Monologue The whole point of this is to speak clarity to a caregiver so that we're not floundering around wondering you know where do we go next What do we do What's going on And I go back to this whole thing with gun safety I think a lot of people rush to push their political ideology and very few people are rushing to push this in a ministry capacity and if you think about this with all of our United States' clergy combined even those from different faith we can still ask the [... more]

Statistically speaking someone orbiting an impaired or hate-filled individual attends a church temple or mosque Rather than waiting and debating over what to do can we not appeal to our clergy who collectively interact and influence a massive number of citizens While politicians and pundits speak to and from green screens and platforms pastors speak to families in dire circumstances Parents siblings spouses or children struggling with the behavior of someone they love fill pews and kneeling benches across America As their spiritual needs receive ministering why not encourage clergy to quietly and privately ask if that loved one or [... more]

A woman struggling with her needy husband while she cared for her mother posted her frustration online in a Facebook group The advice she got from members appalled me so I weighed in to the discussion Nancy from Jacksonville called in response to what I told this woman and we had a lovely spirited discussion about it This and more from [... more]

Hope for the Caregiver broadcast February - Text from Peter's Blog at www hopeforthecaregiver com From one geographical extreme to another American state assemblies strode into the viability and quality of life issue in groundbreaking ways during January Starting with Hawaii's new Our Choice Our Care Act launched on January medically-assisted death marched closer to being considered 'normal ' Before January ended New York legislators applauded the new freedom extended to the state allowing late term abortions via the Reproductive Health Act A common thread weaves through the move by both states An ambiguity one could say an arbitrary line [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters NC Family President John Rustin talks with Dr Frank Moncher a clinical psychologist and consultant for the Diocese of Arlington Virginia and Catholic Charities USA Dr Moncher speaks to the struggles many adults experience in caring for their aging and infirmed parents and addresses the growing trend of assisted suicide Furthermore Dr Moncher offers insight towards how our faith both influences our view of suffering and guides us through a difficult period of life [... more]

NC Family President John L Rustin speaks with Wesley Smith an author and a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute's Center on Human Exceptionalism They discuss Canada's Supreme Court recent ruling on doctor-assisted suicide and why this is alarming to those of us in the United States [... more]

Joni Eareckson Tada called the show to discuss Senate Bill and its implications on the disabled and elderly Gracie joined Joni for this interview and the two women shared their powerful testimonies of facing a combined years of suffering and severe disabilities They both struggled with wanting to end their lives when originally facing a lifetime of challenges Intercepting those horrific feelings and difficulties key friends and family spoke life to both young women they were both -years-old when they had their accidents Joni expressed concern when she stated Our problem Gracie's and Joni's was not that our injuries were [... more]

Proverbs Chapter Verse says Wisdom calls aloud outside This episode Hans and Robby will give you some wisdom to help your family Medicare does not pay for long-term care insurance it says this in everyone's Social Security Earnings Report The message of this episode is not just go out and buy long-term care insurance the message is that long-term care is a part of your entire financial plan You need to look at your entire financial situation before figuring out what the best long-term care insurance is for you Hans tells a story about a client was convinced that instead [... more]

Jere Royall Director of Community Impact and Counsel at NC Family speaks about the upcoming legislative session the lawmaking process and how citizens can get involved [... more]

NC Family President John L Rustin speaks with Wesley Smith Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute's Center on Human Exceptionalism for part of our series about the dangers of assisted suicide and the growing success of efforts to legalize it across the United States [... more]

NC Family President John L Rustin speaks with Wesley Smith Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute's Center on Human Exceptionalism about the dangers of assisted suicide and the growing success of efforts to legalize it across the United States [... more]

NC Family president John Rustin talks with Wesley Smith a lawyer and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute's Center on Human Exceptionalism about the dangers of the bioethics movement and some of the increasing threats to life taking place in the United States and overseas [... more]

In Part of a two-part series NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion with Arina Grossu Director of the Center for Human Dignity at the Family Research Council in Washington D C about the current status of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide in the United States [... more]

In Part of a two-part series NC Family president John Rustin talks with Arina Grossu Director of the Center for Human Dignity at the Family Research Council in Washington D C about the current status of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide in the United States [... more]