{"podcast":{"title":"The Ruth Institute Podcast","slug":"the-ruth-institute-podcast-6394419","podcast_index_feed_id":6394419,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/20124/rss","website_url":"http://sites.libsyn.com/20124/site","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/0/c/f/00cf8ff6fb2b29cdd959afa2a1bf1c87/_Podcast_Thumbnail_squares-20260311-ti8zerwt6p.png","author":"The Ruth Institute","episode_count":1130,"summary":"The Sexual Revolution has been going on for our entire lives and it has left a trail of destruction. There is hardly an institution in our modern society that has been left untouched: education, therapy, medicine, big tech, the pharmaceutical professions and even the church. You might feel hopeless and confused by the contradictory messages and damaging effects. Don't worry. The Ruth Institute provides decades of research and sound thinking to help you navigate our world and help heal your family. Join us as we work to build a civilization of love!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ruth-institute-podcast-6394419"},"episode":{"title":"Children for Sale - The Hidden Costs of Reproductive Commerce","slug":"children-for-sale-the-hidden-costs-of-reproductive-commerce","published_at":"2026-02-27T17:28:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ruth-institute-podcast-6394419/children-for-sale-the-hidden-costs-of-reproductive-commerce","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ruth-institute-podcast-6394419","url":"https://ruthinstitute.libsyn.com/children-for-sale-the-hidden-costs-of-reproductive-commerce","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ruthinstitute/Dr._J_Show_Podcast_2-26-26.mp3?dest-id=19309","summary":"Dr. Jennifer Roback Morris, founder of the Ruth Institute, joins Ken to discuss the complex ethical and legal challenges surrounding surrogacy and reproductive commerce. The conversation delves into the commercialization of human reproduction, highlighting cases of ultra-wealthy individuals using surrogacy to create dynasties, and the moral implications of treating children as commodities. Dr. Morris emphasizes the need to focus on children's rights and identity, drawing parallels between surrogacy and historical practices of human trafficking and slavery. This episode is a thought-provoking exploration of the urgent need for ethical scrutiny and legal regulation in the realm of surrogacy.","meta_description":"Dr. Jennifer Roback Morris, founder of the Ruth Institute, joins Ken to discuss the complex ethical and legal challenges surrounding surrogacy and reprodu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1116,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ruth-institute-podcast-6394419/episodes/children-for-sale-the-hidden-costs-of-reproductive-commerce/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ruth-institute-podcast-6394419/children-for-sale-the-hidden-costs-of-reproductive-commerce.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}