{"podcast":{"title":"Catholic Answers Live","slug":"catholic-answers-live-681348","podcast_index_feed_id":681348,"rss_url":"https://feeds.feedburner.com/catholic/cal","website_url":"https://www.catholic.com/audio/cal","image_url":"http://www.catholic.com/sites/default/files/images/pages/cal_podcast_0.jpg","author":"Catholic Answers","episode_count":264,"summary":"Catholic Answers LIVE is a daily, call-in radio program that airs live from 6-8 pm ET.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-05T10:18:11.012533+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348"},"episode":{"title":"#12858 Why We Can’t Find Middle Ground on Abortion - Stephanie Gray Connors","slug":"12858-why-we-can-8217-t-find-middle-ground-on-abortion-stephanie-gray-connors","published_at":"2026-08-21T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348/12858-why-we-can-8217-t-find-middle-ground-on-abortion-stephanie-gray-connors","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348","url":"https://www.catholic.com/audio/cal/why-cant-we-find-middle-ground-on-abortion-and-life","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.catholic.com/wp-content/uploads/20260820b_170626.mp3","summary":"Why We Can’t Find Middle Ground on Abortion. This opens a complex discussion about differing perspectives on life and choice. Other notable inquiries include the implications of bringing a new life into challenging circumstances and the conflict some feel between casual attitudes toward abortion and the serious dilemmas faced by individuals. Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 03:00 – Why can’t we find a middle ground on the abortion issue? 12:01 – I’m pro-choice because there are times in life where bringing in another life would not be beneficial to anyone. 29:22 – I’m for minding your own business, that’s why I’m pro-choice. 48:00 – I’m not pro-life and not pro-choice. Treating abortion casual vs a scared girl with what to do is where my conflict. Where should I fall on the legal side of this?","meta_description":"Why We Can’t Find Middle Ground on Abortion. This opens a complex discussion about differing perspectives on life and choice. Other notable inquirie…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":null,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/catholic-answers-live-681348/episodes/12858-why-we-can-8217-t-find-middle-ground-on-abortion-stephanie-gray-connors/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348/12858-why-we-can-8217-t-find-middle-ground-on-abortion-stephanie-gray-connors.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}