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Restoring Your Temple – Dr. David Hager on Addiction, Healing and Holy Renewal

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | August 7, 2025
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Restoring Your Temple - Dr. David Hager on Addiction, Healing and Holy Renewal
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In this episode, Faith in Healthcare host Dr. Mike Chupp is joined by Dr. David Hager, a longtime CMDA member, OB-GYN, infectious disease specialist, and award-winning educator whose decades of ministry span clinics, churches, and prisons. Dr. Hager shares transformative insights from his newest book, Restoring Your Temple: Seven Steps to Inner Healing and Peace, and how a quiet morning devotional led to the discovery of a biblical framework for recovery rooted in 2 Chronicles and 1 Corinthians. With deep wisdom and compassion, he unpacks the spiritual and physiological dimensions of addiction, offering a powerful vision of hope, healing, and lasting restoration.

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Don’t Be Afraid: Dr. John Wyatt on AI, Human Dignity and the Future of Healthcare

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | July 31, 2025
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Don't Be Afraid: Dr. John Wyatt on AI, Human Dignity and the Future of Healthcare
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As artificial intelligence accelerates change across healthcare, Dr. John Wyatt challenges us to look beyond innovation and efficiency to the deeper ethical and spiritual questions at stake.

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Spokes in the Wheel: Ryan Bomberger on Faith, Justice, and Obedience

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | July 24, 2025
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Spokes in the Wheel: Ryan Bomberger on Faith, Justice, and Obedience
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Ryan Bomberger shares his personal story of adoption and identity while calling believers to be “spokes in the wheel,” ordinary people God uses to create extraordinary impact.

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Why Medicine Matters – Dr. Eric McLaughlin on Healing, Justice and the Joy Still Ahead

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | July 17, 2025
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Why Medicine Matters - Dr. Eric McLaughlin on Healing, Justice and the Joy Still Ahead
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Dr. Eric McLaughlin explores what it means to bring healing in a broken world. He speaks to the tensions many Christian healthcare professionals feel – between justice and joy, suffering and hope, burnout and purpose.

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Erin Hawley – Defending Life, Truth, and Conscience in a Post-Dobbs World​​

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | July 10, 2025
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Erin Hawley – Defending Life, Truth, and Conscience in a Post-Dobbs World​​
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This week on CMDA Matters, we bring you a powerful plenary address from our National Convention in St. Louis, featuring Erin Hawley, Senior Counsel and Vice President at Alliance Defending Freedom

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Living Courageously as One of the Marginalized

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 27, 2025
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Living Courageously as One of the Marginalized
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On this episode, we catch up with an internationally known speaker, and someone who will be joining us on stage at this year’s CMDA National Convention, Ryan Bomberger. Our conversation includes the incredible story of a man who truly epitomizes a “life redeemed,” not just in his spiritual life, but his mortal life as well. Join us now and listen to Ryan Bomberger describe his journey to become a voice of opposition against victimhood mentality, critical race theory, DEI and anti-race theory. It’s a fascinating discussion.
#ChristianHealthcare #ChooseLife #ProLife

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Protecting Life Before Actions Can’t be Undone: 2024 State Abortion Ballot Amendments

By Nicole D. Hayes | August 30, 2024
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If the electorate is not transparently educated about the devastation these amendments will bring, we can almost be assured the trickery used by abortion proponents will result in permanent loss. Repealing constitutional amendments is extremely difficult, so we must pray and do everything we can to oppose the amendments.

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Responding to ACOG…Again

By Steven A. Foley, MD | April 4, 2024
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On February 27, 2024, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released a “Consensus Statement on Threats to Reproductive and Maternal Health Care.” ACOG and 12 other organizations act as though they are speaking on behalf of all OB/Gyns to further their agenda that abortion is healthcare. I would like to respond, because they do not speak on my behalf.

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ACOG Doesn’t Speak on My Behalf

By Steven A. Foley, MD | March 7, 2024
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In this statement, ACOG is calling for “the ability of every patient to access abortion when they need it…,” while further claiming that “abortion is an essential part of comprehensive healthcare.” As a practicing OB/Gyn, I again cannot stand by and let this organization speak on my behalf.

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Why Are We Suing the FDA?

By Jeffrey Barrows, DO, MA (Bioethics) | February 29, 2024
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If you’ve been paying attention to the news the last several months, you’ve likely heard about a lawsuit entitled AHM vs. FDA in which a group of prolife healthcare professionals is suing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over removal of safety standards for the abortion drug mifepristone. The lawsuit was in the news again in December 2023 because the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. That group of prolife healthcare professionals includes CMDA. AHM stands for the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, and CMDA is one of five founding members of AHM, along with the Catholic Medical Association (CMA), the American Association of Pro-life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG), the American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds) and the Coptic Medical Association of North America (CMANA).

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900 Professors?

By Steven A. Foley, MD | January 30, 2024
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I am responding to the January 2024 article in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology entitled, “A statement on abortion by 900 professors of obstetrics and gynecology after the reversal of Roe v. Wade.”

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Enlightening the View

By Jeffrey Barrows, DO, MA (Bioethics) | January 24, 2024
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Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in June 2022, the acrimony within the abortion debate has increased exponentially, accompanied by a marked increase in the amount of misinformation contained in the debate.

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Standing Up for the Vulnerable in Indiana

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 11, 2024
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Standing Up for the Vulnerable in Indiana
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Dr. Thomas Huth and Dr. David Donaldson are two physicians in Indiana who recently engaged with their state medical society to stand up and protect the vulnerable through advocacy.

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A Close Look at ICMDA

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 4, 2024
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A Close Look at ICMDA
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Dr. Peter Saunders, the Chief Executive of the International Christian Medical & Dental Association (ICMDA), talks about the global impact ICMDA  is having on healthcare around the world.  

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The Impact of CMDA in 2023

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | December 27, 2023
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The Impact of CMDA in 2023
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Dr. Mike Chupp is joined by George Courtney, who serves as CMDA’s Vice President of Stewardship and Legacy Giving. Together, they reflect back on all the ways God worked through the ministries CMDA throughout 2023.

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Christmas On Call

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | December 21, 2023
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Christmas On Call
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On this week’s special Christmas episode of CMDA Matters, join Dr. Mike Chupp and several CMDA members and friends who share about seeing God at work during the Christmas season.

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Cameo of Courage with Dr. Paivi Räsänen

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | December 14, 2023
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Cameo of Courage with Dr. Paivi Räsänen
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Dr. Paivi Räsänen from Finland, gives an update on the criminal charges she is facing for speaking biblical truth in the public square.

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Breaking the Mold in Healthcare through Nurse Practitioners

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | December 7, 2023
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Breaking the Mold in Healthcare through Nurse Practitioners
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Dr. Adrienne Abrenica shares about the impact the growing number of nurse practitioners are making in whole person care through their commitment to their patients.

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Organized Medicine and the Response to Dobbs: Seeking Crucial and Constructive Conversations

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 30, 2023
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On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a landmark decision in which the court held that the U.S. Constitution does not confer a right to abortion.[1] A number of medical professional organizations responded to the decision with public statements. These responses were framed around themes including affirmation of patient autonomy, protection of the doctor-patient relationship, preservation of abortion experience in the training environment and protection of disparately affected populations.

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Making an Impact in Mongolia

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 30, 2023
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Making an Impact in Mongolia
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Dr. Sam Alexander shares about his two decades of service in Mongolia through CMDA’s Medical Education International.

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Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 22, 2023
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Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age
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Author Rosaria Butterfield talks about her new book entitled Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age, which explores the five lives promoted in today’s American culture.

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Pregnancy Centers in a Post-Roe America

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 16, 2023
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Pregnancy Centers in a Post-Roe America
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Dr. Sandy Christiansen discusses the impact pregnancy centers are making in today’s Post-Roe America.

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Who’s Calling Who a Blob?

By James L. Sherley, MD, PhD | November 9, 2023
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Well, there they go again: science reporters are calling human beings “blobs.” Not blobs as in the classic science fiction movie that wreaked havoc and death on unwitting victims. No, they are back to labeling innocent embryo-age human beings as mere “blobs of cells.”

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What Does It Mean to Be Human?

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 9, 2023
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What Does It Mean to Be Human?
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Author, research scientist and ethicist Professor John Wyatt discusses the impact of artificial technology on the future of healthcare.

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Signals of Transcendence

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 2, 2023
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Signals of Transcendence
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Author and social critic Os Guinness talks about his latest book called Signals of Transcendence.

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Litigating for Life, Abiding in Christ

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | October 26, 2023
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Litigating for Life, Abiding in Christ
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In this video podcast episode: Kristen Waggoner, the CEO, president and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, talks about how their faith-based legal organization is working to litigate for life around the country.

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Understanding the Mifepristone District Court Ruling

By Steven A. Foley, MD | June 5, 2023
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As an OB/Gyn, I would like to understand why the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) came out against the ruling in Texas by Judge Matthew Kaczmarek regarding Mifepristone in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine vs. FDA. ACOG says it is safe and effective in all their talking points, and it says that it is healthcare. According to Webster’s Dictionary, healthcare is “the maintaining and restoration of health by the treatment and prevention of disease especially by trained and licensed professions.”

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What to Do when Told to Sit Down and Shut Up

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 25, 2023
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The CMDA Student Pulse Podcast
What to Do when Told to Sit Down and Shut Up
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Bill Reichart speaks to ADF attorney Tyson Langhofer on the how Christian students can effectively respond to pushback or even hostility toward their faith and convictions.

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The AMA and Abortion

By Thomas W. Eppes, Jr., MD | April 18, 2023
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Ever since the American Medical Association’s (AMA) meetings in both the summer and fall of 2022, I have felt a huge tug on my heart by the Holy Spirit. And that tug is persistently asking me to address the issue of unrestricted abortions as a woman’s right to authority over her body, including the unrestricted right to abortion.

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Covenant Medicine: Being Present When Present

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 5, 2023
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The CMDA Student Pulse Podcast
Covenant Medicine: Being Present When Present
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Dr. David Beyda explains the critical difference in care and within medicine between the Covenant approach and the Contract approach – and why it matters for Christians.

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How to Flourish in your Faith while in School

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 15, 2023
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How to Flourish in your Faith while in School
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Caroline Doherty, a third-year MD-PhD student at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota discusses how she is able to flourish in her faith in med school and why campus ministry is so important for every Christian.

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Cultural Engagement on a Daily Basis

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 2, 2023
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Cultural Engagement on a Daily Basis
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Dr. Darrell Bock from The Hendricks Center at Dallas Theological Seminary talks about the importance of listening and cultural engagement in today’s world.

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Celebrating Human Dignity and Purpose

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 23, 2023
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Celebrating Human Dignity and Purpose
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Ryan Bomberger, the founder of the Radiance Foundation, talks about his work to create a culture that believes every human life has purpose.

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From Campus to Clinic: How to Protect Your Christian Conscience

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 15, 2023
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From Campus to Clinic: How to Protect Your Christian Conscience
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Dr. Monika Potocki speaks about the work and organization of Conscience in Residency as it helps students and residents navigate the ethical and moral dilemmas they face in healthcare.

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The Challenges and Rewards of Being a Christian OB/GYN

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 1, 2023
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The CMDA Student Pulse Podcast
The Challenges and Rewards of Being a Christian OB/GYN
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Dr. Skop discusses the challenges and opportunities of Christians going into OB/GYN residency as well as the current state of abortion and life issues post Roe v. Wade.

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The Travails of Moral Distress for the Abortionist

By Jeffrey Barrows, DO, MA (Bioethics) | November 28, 2022
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It will come as no surprise that the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently released a special issue filled with articles and opinions arguing for the absolute necessity of access to legal abortion. One opinion that caught my attention was entitled “Implications of the Dobbs Decision for Medical Education Inadequate Training and Moral Distress.” CMDA recently publicly released a new position statement on moral distress, so I was naturally intrigued. Were the authors of this opinion piece actually going to make the argument that the lack of access to elective abortion, a procedure that has been considered immoral for thousands of years, will cause moral distress among upcoming students and residents? Exactly.

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Choose Life

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 8, 2022
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Choose Life
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Dr. Joy Riley talks about her contributions to Choose Life, a new book that addresses the theological, legal, spiritual and practical concerns about abortion.

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Standing Courageous as Women in Healthcare

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 1, 2022
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Standing Courageous as Women in Healthcare
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Dr. Regina Frost-Clark shares about the importance of being courageous and standing up for conscience rights in healthcare on this week’s CMDA Matters.

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Training in a post-Roe World

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | July 27, 2022
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Training in a post-Roe World
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PULSE episode 46

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Misinformation Spreads After Dobbs Decision

By Sandy Christiansen, MD, FACOG | July 13, 2022
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The June 28, 2022 piece by Rita Rubin in the Medical News & Perspectives section of JAMA, “How Abortion Bans Could Affect Care for Miscarriage and Infertility,” presents a one-sided narrow view of the potential impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on women’s reproductive care, specifically the management of miscarriages and advanced reproductive technologies.

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Turning the Tide with Dobbs

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | July 7, 2022
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Turning the Tide with Dobbs
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Erin Morrow Hawley discusses the landmark decision in the Dobbs U.S. Supreme Court case which overturned Roe v. Wade on this week’s CMDA Matters podcast.

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At First Light

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | May 19, 2022
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At First Light
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Dr. Walt Larimore joins Dr. Mike Chupp and talks about his latest book At First Sight, which shares the emotional tale of Phil Larimore, Walt’s dad, and his journey from Memphis, Tennessee to the beaches of Italy during the final stages of World War II and then back home to the U.S. on this week’s episode of CMDA Matters.

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Fighting for Religious Freedom in Finland

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | May 12, 2022
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Fighting for Religious Freedom in Finland
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Dr. Päivi Räsänen, a medical doctor who has been a member of the Finnish Parliament for 27 years, joins Dr. Mike Chupp on this week’s episode. She shares her story about how she has been involved in a legal battle to protect her religious freedoms for the last three years.

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Abortion Training

By Jeffrey Barrows, DO, MA (Bioethics) | April 11, 2022
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A recent article by NBC News bemoaned the decreasing number of medical schools and residency programs that engage in abortion training. The author attempts to blame this reduction on the increasing number of states passing legislation restricting access to abortion. What is not acknowledged is the fundamental fact that aside from the state of Texas, where a very unusual law exists prohibiting abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, no other state currently limits abortion in the first or early second trimester of pregnancy. The reason is the present legal landscape dictated by Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. This raises the question as to the real reason abortion training options are diminishing, since abortion is legal after the detection of a fetal heartbeat in 49 states and the District of Columbia.

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Championing Women’s Health Around the Globe

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 20, 2022
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Championing Women’s Health Around the Globe
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Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows are joined on this week’s CMDA Matters episode by Valerie Huber, the President and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Health, who is fighting against abortion on an international level.

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CMDA Ethics Statement on Abortion

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 14, 2021
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The active termination of pregnancy has existed since 1550 BCE, with the first documented abortion occurring in Egypt. The School of Hippocrates included the following prohibition against abortion in the oath named for him in approximately 400 BCE: “I will not give to a woman a pessary to cause abortion.” The attitude toward abortion throughout its 3,500-year history has varied from general acceptance to criminalization of the act, including the death penalty in certain circumstances. That range of perspective, except for the death penalty, remains today with the overall trend worldwide toward increasing cultural acceptance of abortion. The Christian Church from its earliest recorded Patristic writings outside of the New Testament condemned abortion as murder. This statement outlines and supports CMDA’s affirmation of the historical prohibition against abortion.

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Unexpected Choice

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 24, 2021
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Unexpected Choice
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Dr. Patti Giebink joins Dr. Mike Chupp on this week’s CMDA Matters podcast to promote her first book, Unexpected Choice, and share her story of leaving the abortion industry and becoming pro-life.

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Anniversary of Roe v Wade

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 21, 2021
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Anniversary of Roe v Wade
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Dr. Donna Harrison joins Dr. Mike Chupp on today’s CMDA Matters podcast to talk about the anniversary of the ROE v WADE decision and her work with the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

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Brent Boles, MD: Supremely Wrong

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | August 13, 2020
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Brent Boles, MD: Supremely Wrong
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Dr. Brent Boles joins Dr. Mike Chupp on today’s CMDA Matters podcast to discuss his experience with the hot button issue of abortion and why it is our Christian call to support life.

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Call for all Elective Abortions to be Suspended

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 23, 2020
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As representatives of over 30,000 physicians who practice according to the Hippocratic Oath, the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG), the American College of Pediatricians, Christian Medical & Dental Associations, the Catholic Medical Association, and the Association of American Physicians & Surgeons decry the call to continue elective abortion during the COVID-19 pandemic made by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and others which falsely characterize elective abortion as essential healthcare.

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Joint Letter from Christian Medical & Dental Associations, American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians & Gynecologists and American College of Pediatricians

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | October 8, 2019
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As organizations representing over 25,000 medical professionals, we would like to correct the errors and assumptions of the recently released joint statement from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and Physicians for Reproductive Health (PRH).

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