In today’s Q&A episode, we first explore a question sent in about a troubling story from Georgia, USA, where a brain-dead pregnant woman was kept on life support for months (against the wishes of her family) so that once her unborn child had developed sufficiently, he could be born alive. The hospital reportedly believed it was compelled to do so thanks to Georgia’s strict anti-abortion laws, which they feared would make doctors liable if they’d allowed the mother to fully die, and her then 9-week-old fetus with her. 

Then we return to the issue of vaccines, prompted by another listener’s question. He has many family members, not only sceptical of vaccines but convinced they have themselves been seriously harmed by taking the COVID-19 jabs. What does a loving pastoral response look like here? Beyond battering people over the head with endless statistics and studies, how can we sensitively yet truthfully support those who truly believe they have suffered from vaccines we know are almost entirely safe?