# Life Matters

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Podcast: [WBCA Podcasts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wbca-podcasts-6797719)
Published: 2026-07-09T02:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://wbca.podbean.com/e/life-matters-1783535009/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x7bmpq6nqntqxcpr/Life_Matters_-_07-08-26_PD_b0eza.mp3
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Duration seconds: 1731

## Resource

Host Brendan O'Connell interviews Marlene Strege, the first person to adopt a frozen embryo. They discuss how she had to take estrogen and other hormones while pregnant, the risks of freezing and thawing embryos, how she was guided by her faith through difficult decisions, and criticism against the adoption of embryos by both anti abortion and abortion rights activists.

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