Apologia Radio 558. Breaking News: Corruption and Deception Exposed
Feb 6, 2026
Bradley Pierce, attorney who drafts abolition-style abortion laws and provides legal counsel. He breaks down South Dakota’s equal-protection bill and the committee fight to advance it. Short takes cover legal rationale for criminalization, enforcement concerns, tensions with mainstream pro-life groups, and mobilizing churches and pregnancy centers to support the measure.
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Equal Protection As A Legal Strategy
- South Dakota's HB1212 sought to extend homicide protections to pre-born children from fertilization.
- The bill's proponents argue equal protection is necessary to stop self-administered and coerced abortions.
Pro-Life Establishment's Doctrinal Conflict
- The hosts assert the 'pro-life establishment' opposes full abolition due to a doctrine of protecting women from punishment.
- They say that doctrine creates a protected class of killers and blocks total criminalization.
Louisiana Bill Killed By Establishment Pressure
- Durbin recounts Louisiana's bill that passed committee but was killed by establishment pressure on legislators.
- He credits outside pro-life elites, including national groups and leaders, with blocking abolition efforts.