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ERLC to host event at SBC Annual Meeting on ‘The Mississippi Abortion Case and the Future of the Pro-Life Movement’ 

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 18, 2022—The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, will host an event on “The Mississippi Abortion Case and the Future of the Pro-Life Movement,”during the annual SBC meeting in Anaheim, Ca., Monday, June 13 at 9:30 p.m. PST in the Grand Ballroom E-K at the Anaheim Marriott.

The event will feature a keynote address on human dignity, a panel discussion on the Dobbs case with a diverse group of pro-life leaders and a time of prayer and lament. Questions to be addressed include:

  • What is the Dobbs case about and why is it significant to the pro-life movement?
  • How should Christians be preparing in their states for a post-Roe world?
  • How can churches serve vulnerable women and children?  
  • What are some child welfare policies that state leaders can be thinking about working on, on a state-level?
  • How can Christians serve if they don’t feel called to adopt or foster?

Event speakers include:

  • Kevin Smith, Campus Pastor, Family Church Village
  • Denise Harle, Senior Counsel, Center for Life, Alliance Defending Freedom
  • Dean Nelson, Vice President of Government Relations, Human Coalition
  • Herbie Newell, President, Lifeline Children’s Services
  • Elizabeth Graham, Vice President of Life Initiatives, ERLC 

Media interested in attending this event should email Elizabeth Bristow at [email protected] for credentials

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