Former NFL Star Ben Watson Offers Antidote to Abortion

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🗓️ 14 June 2024

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If the number of marriages increased in America, the number of abortions would likely decrease, statistics show. The Pew Research Center reported that in 2021, 87% of women who had abortions were unmarried, meaning that “marriage can make a huge difference if 87% of abortion-determined women are not married,” says pro-life advocate Ben Watson, a former NFL star. It's not only the unborn that benefit from a society that celebrates marriage, but all children, Watson says. “It's necessary that men be a part of raising a child and having a commitment to the mother in the form of marriage, because we see statistically that it produces that kind of children that we want in our society,” says Watson, who played for four NFL teams during his 16-season career. Ahead of Father's Day, the former NFL tight end and current president of strategic relationships for the Human Coalition joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain how he and his wife have navigated some of the challenges of their own marriage, and whether being a father is what he expected. Watson also offers his predictions on the upcoming 2024-25 NFL season. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Friday, June 14th. I'm Virginia Allen.
0:10.7	Did you know that the vast majority of women who have abortions are unmarried.
0:16.3	If we want to see a decline in the number of abortions across America, the answer is strong
0:21.2	healthy marriages.
0:23.0	That's according to pro-life advocate Ben Watson.
0:26.3	Watson serves as the current president of strategic relationships for human coalition and
0:32.0	is a former NFL tight end.
0:34.1	He joins us on the show today to share about his own marriage
0:37.5	and experience of being a father and a pro-life advocate
0:41.3	ahead of Father's Day.
0:43.2	He also discusses a little bit about what we may see
0:46.0	from the NFL this season.
0:47.7	Stay tuned for our conversation after this. Hi, I'm John Carlo Conoparo.
0:55.0	And I'm Zach Smith.
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1:20.0	I am so excited to welcome back to the show today, Benjamin Watson.
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