If Roe Goes: Preparing for June’s court decision about the constitutionality of Roe v. Wade

In 2019, we hosted a Basecamp event equipping you to make a case for life and defend a Christian pro-life view. This year, we are in a unique cultural position in our political climate.

In December of 2021, The Supreme Court was presented with Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Dobbs is perhaps the most significant abortion case in the Supreme Court since Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey in 1992.

This Summit Basecamp event will equip you to engage in intelligent conversations with the rising generation. In three hours, our speakers will cut through the noise of mainstream media and clear up the confusion about the court cases. You will leave with a clear vision of what the Christian worldview says about our role in society when it comes to making a pro-life defense that will build relationships and speak truth into the issue.

Our Panel of Experts

Megan Almon

Life Training Institute

Megan Almon, a former University of Georgia gymnast, was a part of UGA’s 2002 SEC Championship team. She worked as an award-winning journalist until 2008 when she decided to pursue a career speaking and teaching about Christian apologetics — especially in the area of bioethics. She joined Life Training Institute in 2009 and was awarded an M.A. in Christian apologetics from Biola University in 2011. Megan and her husband, Tripp — Director of Programs and Summit Semester for Summit Ministries — have been married since 2003 and have two children, Neely and Rogan.

Scott Klusendorf

President, Life Training Institute

Scott Klusendorf is President of Life Training Institute where he equips pro-life advocates to make a persuasive case for life. He has taught pro-life apologetics at the graduate level at Biola University and Trinity Law School, and lectured at over 80 colleges and universities including Stanford, Berkeley, UCLA, USC, Johns Hopkins, MIT, and the U.S. Air Force Academy — to name a few. Scott’s debate opponents have included Nadine Strossen (former President of the ACLU), attorney Edward Tabash (of the Council for Secular Humanism), attorney Kathryn Kolbert (who argued for abortion rights at the Supreme Court), and Katherine Kneer (President of Planned Parenthood California).

Francis Beckwith

Professor of Philosophy & Church-State Studies at Baylor University

Francis J. Beckwith is a philosopher who teaches, publishes, and speaks on a variety of topics and issues in ethics, law, politics, and religion. He is currently Professor of Philosophy & Church-State Studies at Baylor University, where he also serves as Affiliate Professor of Political Science, Resident Scholar in the Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR), and Associate Director of the Graduate Program in Philosophy. Read full bio on his website https://francisbeckwith.com.

Topics We'll Cover

The Link to Everything Else

Why understanding this issue is the link to understanding all of the issues regarding human dignity

Francis Schaeffer wrote years ago, “Of all the subjects related to the erosion of human life abortion is the keystone.” In her introductory session, Megan will zero in on the current cultural climate surrounding abortion, and describe why understanding this issue is the link to understanding all of the issues regarding human dignity that we face today.

From Roe to Dobbs

How the Supreme Court created a right to abortion and where they went wrong

Everyone has an opinion about Roe v. Wade, but very few people have an informed one. The story is rarely told how the Supreme Court found an abortion right in the Constitution and why its case is so weak. In this session we will tell that story and critically examine Roe and the 1992 case that upheld it, Casey v. Planned Parenthood.

Pro-Life Advocacy in a Post-Roe World

How overturning Roe is just the beginning of the fight to save unborn lives

If you think overturning Roe ends the abortion debate, you are living in a dream world. The worldview assumptions that make abortion plausible to millions of our fellow citizens are deeply entrenched in American culture and they won't go away without a fight. In fact, in many ways, overturning Roe is just the beginning of the fight to save unborn lives.

We Are All Apologists Now

Making the case for life on (really) hostile turf

If Roe is scrapped, the abortion debate will heat up in a heartbeat in your state. Amidst a sea of media misinformation, it's vital that pro-life advocates keep the main thing the main thing. We'll cover three essential steps for making your case persuasively.

In three hours, our speakers will cut through the noise of mainstream media and clear up the confusion about the court cases. You will leave with a clear vision of what the Christian worldview says about our role in society when it comes to making a pro-life defense that will build relationships and speak truth into the issue.