Life, Love and Law

Life, Love and Law

Welcome to the Life, Love and Law podcast. Your hosts are Julie Bailey and Deacon Doug Flinn. Julie is the Director of the Respect Life Apostolate for the Diocese of Colorado Springs and Deacon Doug is the Chancellor and General Counsel. Together, they will discuss the beauty of Catholic Church teachings on many life issues and how these issues intersect with the law in the United States. Contact email: lifeloveandlaw@diocs.org

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March 30, 2026 17 mins

On this episode of Life, Love & Law, Julie and Deacon Doug talk about abortion laws in Colorado and other states and how they were affected by the overturning of Roe v. Wade. 

https://www.britannica.com/science/US-abortion-rights-by-state-2236312

 

 

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March 2, 2026 19 mins

In today's episode, Deacon Doug and Julie discuss the proliferation of the Abortion Pill, also called chemical or medical abortion as well as the many dangers posed to women by these drugs. They also address the misinformation in the media, the history of the Abortion Pill, and the difference between the Abortion Pill and The Morning After Pill.

Further reading:

https://eppc.org/publication/insurance-data-reveals-one-in-ten-patient...

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February 16, 2026 15 mins

On this week's episode, the topic is genetic chimeras and the paths that science is taking, both good and bad, and how that relates to the Catholic Church's teachings.

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February 2, 2026 15 mins

For this week's episode, Deacon Doug and Julie talk about stem cell research, the different types, and what the Church teaches.

For further reading: https://www.ncbcenter.org/

 

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January 19, 2026 16 mins

On this week's episode, Deacon Doug and Julie discuss the grave matter of physician assisted suicide and share some personal stories of how they helped prevent people from that outcome. 

If you are interested in a particular topic that you'd like Deacon Doug and Julie to cover, please contact them at: lifeloveandlaw@diocs.org

 

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January 5, 2026 19 mins

On this episode, Deacon Doug and Julie discuss the complex issue of embryo adoption, sometimes referred to as snowflake babies. 

Resource discussed, The Way of the Lord Jesus Website: http://twotlj.org/

Email addresses for Deacon Flinn and Julie Bailey:

dflinn@diocs.org

jbailey@diocs.org

 

 

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On this episode, Deacon Doug and Julie talk about ERDs as they pertain to end of life and the teachings of the church. Revisiting the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services:  https://www.usccb.org/resources/ERDs-7th-ed-Approved_2025-11-12.pdf

Also discussed is the National Catholic Bioethics Center: https://www.ncbcenter.org/

 

 

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December 8, 2025 17 mins

This week Deacon Doug and Julie talk about In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and the Church's teaching on this topic.

Shiloh IVF Ministry: https://www.shilohivf.com/

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On this podcast episode, Deacon Doug and Julie will be talking about Ethical and Religious Directives, or ERDs, using the 6th edition of the document from the USCCB. After this episode was recorded, the USCCB released a new edition, the 7th - here is the link: ERDs-7th-ed-Approved_2025-11-12.pdf

 

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Welcome to Life, Love and Law! Your hosts are Julie Bailey and Deacon Doug Flinn.  Julie is the Director of the Respect Life Apostolate for the Diocese of Colorado Springs and Deacon Doug is the Chancellor and General Counsel.  Together, they will discuss the beauty of Catholic Church teachings on many life issues and how these issues intersect with the law in the United States.

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