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Julie Fehring
This is an I Heart podcast, just.
Co-host 1
Like our sister already.
Co-host 2
So many shared values, right?
Co-host 3
Yeah, yeah, for sure. Soundview Pregnancy Services is a nonprofit organization. It's a 501C3 based right here in New York. And they provide free confidential support to people facing unplanned pregnancies. It's like the best answer to Planned Parenthood. They have a mission which is to uphold the sanctity of life by providing medical, educational, practical and spiritual support to women and men facing an unplanned pregnancy. And they have three locations right here on Long Island.
Julie Fehring
Yes, we do. We're 36 years old and we do have three locations. We have a Nassau county location in East Meadow, and that enables us to serve most of the boroughs of New York City. And then in Suffolk county, we're in Center Reach and Riverhead. So we expand our reach of service all the way out to Oregon Orient and Montauk Point.
Co-host 3
Amazing. Well, before we get into more details on what the services are and all the things that you provide for people, tell us a little bit about you and how you got involved in doing this.
Julie Fehring
Well, it certainly wasn't on my radar. I didn't really even know what a pregnancy center was. And I think a lot of New Yorkers, I'll say that I don't think we really know what a pregnancy center is or does. Cause there really haven't been many around until Soundview. So I was actually in my church. I was serving on our missions board. And, you know, we have different organizations and ministries come before us. And we, you know, decide who we're going to support. And when we support one, they assign one of the mission team members to be their liaison. So I was actually. We were having our current CEO, Doreen Jansen in to do a missions convention. And so I was introduced to her. I didn't know her. And the director of the missions team said, oh, you're with her, so you're their liaison. I said, oh, okay. And I was happy because I loved their mission. I loved what they did. And we got along so well. Fast forward. Some time went by and Doreen said, you know, we're rebranding, we're going medical. We're. We were kind of more of a pregnancy resource center. And now we're going to be offering medical services. So we're doing a whole new logo and rebrand. And my husband and I had an ad agency for about 30 years, so. And I have a background in communications, so I said, I would love to help you with that. And I'll give you some ideas. So we did. We met for coffee. I gave her a long sheet. I thought I would just hand her a sheet, and, oh, I'm done. And at the end of that conversation, she says, oh, would you like to join our board? I said, wow, that's amazing. So I prayed about it. And yeah, fast forward. I joined the board. I served for about two years. And I'll condense the story. But it ended up they needed to hire a director of development, and I was there first. So they hired me after a search because I said, you know, be fair, I want you to search. And so they chose me and I served as director of development, and now my new title is Director of community engagement. Almost 10 years.
Co-host 3
Wow, that's amazing.
Julie Fehring
10 years as an employee. He chose me. You're right. It was not even on my radar. I had no idea. So here I am. That's a great story and I love it. Thank you.
Co-host 2
Most people, they're familiar with Planned Parenthood, right. But Soundview Pregnancy is the opposite, I guess.
Co-host 3
The antithesis.
Julie Fehring
Absolutely, yes.
Co-host 2
So can you explain what the difference is between Planned Parenthood and Soundview Pregnancy?
Julie Fehring
Absolutely. That's a great question. So Planned Parenthood really isn't about Planning Parenthood. You know, it's a misnomer. They really do, you know, birth control and std, STI testing, which they use as a sales funnel to draw relationship with those women. So when they get pregnant, they want them to come there for the only real service that they have is an abortion. They don't educate for parenting or adoption. And why is that? Because it's all about the money.
Guest 2
It's almost like a bait and switch, really.
Julie Fehring
It really is.
Guest 2
You know, when you think about it.
Julie Fehring
They never give women choices. Right. They claim to be pro choice, but there's only one choice that they're going to lead them down the path. So. So here at Soundview, I'm so happy to report we do educate on all their options. So we do educate on abortion because we want women to make an informed choice. We are pro women, pro information. And one of our pillars is education. And we want them to know, what are the ramifications? How is it gonna affect her body, her mind, her spirit, her soul? What happens to the baby? You know, there's different kinds of abortion techniques. And so we want them to be fully educated. You know, we do not manipulate, we do not judge them, and we do not tell them, you can't have an abortion. God gives us free will.
Co-host 3
Yes.
Julie Fehring
So we educate with love and Judgment. And we pray behind the scenes, trusting God that she's going to make that right choice.
Co-host 2
Well, I think the difference is that you give them alternatives besides abortion. Exactly where, like you said, Planned Parenthood, it's like, here's your options. It's abortion or have the baby, but you give them other alternatives and work with them through that process.
Julie Fehring
Exactly. We've actually had a few times where Planned Parenthood will refer girls to us because they know that at Soundview, they can get the sonogram for free, and then they're hoping they'll come back to them for the abortion. It does happen.
Co-host 2
Because of the money.
Julie Fehring
Because of the money. Yeah. Yeah.
Co-host 1
But they really do push abortions. Oh, that's their main objective. They're pretty forceful, from what I understand.
Guest 2
Yeah, I know. Speaking from my own experience with it, I wish I had. Had had something like Soundview back, you know, when I. When I was originally pregnant and this was like, year, like 1991, you know, I mean, it was years and years ago.
Julie Fehring
Yeah.
Co-host 3
So.
Guest 2
And I didn't have that option. I didn't have that place to go. That was a safe place to go.
Julie Fehring
Right.
Guest 2
That could give me the information to help me make my decision instead of feeling like I had no choice but to take that option of abortion. So I wish I had had that back then.
Julie Fehring
I loved how you called it a safe place. Yeah. Because that's exactly the environment that we cultivate. You know, it's loving. Women walk in and they can feel God's presence. They may not know what it is, but they have a tangible sense that it's different. You know, and we smile and we love them and we, you know, we offer to hug them and so they're.
Co-host 1
Just not just a number.
Julie Fehring
They're not just a number. Exactly. So it's a very safe place where they can open their hearts, pour out their stories, and we listen sometimes more than we talk initially until we, you know, find out where she's at.
Co-host 3
So what is it like when a patient comes in to see you? Like, what kind of process do they go through?
Julie Fehring
That's a great question. So they will. There's different ways to make the appointment. We'll start with that. They can make it on their phone. They can text for an appointment. They can go on our soundviewpregnancy.com website and make an appointment there. We also, on the website, we have a new telehealth chat feature. Nice. So she can talk with a live nurse or a social worker and they can make the appointment and Then when she comes in, she'll go to the front desk and we take her photo, we have her give us id, but there's no payment. Everything is free and confidential. So you could see them viscerally, relax, you know, I don't have to pay anything. There's no insurance. We don't do an immigration check because that will prevent some women from, from going to certain places and seeking out care. So she'll come in and what we do is a medical grade pregnancy test. So just like at an OBGYN office, not the CVS kind. And then if she's five and a half weeks gestation, she will go get a sonogram. And our stats, well, the stats nationally are if a woman sees her baby on the sonogram, she's 80 to 90% to choose life for that baby. Here in New York? Yeah, yeah, here in New York at Soundview, our conversion rate, as we call it, is 60% of the time, which is pretty good for New York. Very good. And so the ultrasound is so powerful, the machines are so clear and you can see, see the beautiful face and the, you can see the beating heart. Exactly, the spine. And our nurses will educate her on everything she's seeing. So it's not a mystery. We begin the education process at that point and then we will ask her, because the client's always in the driver's seat, if she wants to go and speak with one of our social workers. And they will unpack it from a different angle. You know, they'll ask her about her choice, her decision, what she's thinking, what she's feeling. And then they'll, you know, we also, they'll screen her for human trafficking, domestic violence, drug, alcohol addiction and mental health screening.
Co-host 3
So this is really comprehensive care.
Guest 2
It's amazing, holistic.
Co-host 3
Well, as a registered nurse who focused in maternal child health, as these ladies know, for 31 years, and neonatal ICU and midwifery, I really appreciate and love this as a critic and give me emotional action. It is, it's a beautiful thing to offer women. True choice, truly informed consent and education, as you said, is key. I think a lot of people don't understand that it's not just an embryo, it's not just a clump of cells. Very quickly, this immediately at conception. It's life. It's a human life with its own DNA, its own everything. And it's forming in process every single day, minute by minute. And so showing women what is there at such an early stage or any stage is so critical for them to Connect with the life inside them and make an informed decision.
Julie Fehring
It's a view into the womb.
Co-host 3
It is. And we have to go to commercial break in a couple seconds, but we'll be right back. And stay with us. Welcome back to the Patriots podcast. We just left off with Julie Fehring from Soundview Pregnancy. And we were really talking about how when you give a woman the opportunity to see her unborn child inside of her with an ultrasound as provided by Soundview, how that can change everything. And as a nurse, understanding that, you know, we have just turned pregnancy and babies in the womb into a thing and not. Not really recognizing that right from the go, they're a human life. It's a human life. So, Julie, I'd like to. We'd love to hear more on that from you.
Julie Fehring
Sure. I want to tell you a quick story, but it's very powerful. So one day we had this couple come in the office, and the guy was very abortion determined. He said, you can come here, honey, but we're getting an abortion. He basically told her that the girl was 50, 50, kind of undecided, because the guy was not supporting any other option. So they were in the sonogram room. The nurse was on duty, and, you know, she gets the woman all set up, and we ask permission, can we put your baby up on the big. We have a huge flat screen. And so we put the picture up there. She said, yes. So the nurse is going through all the education, showing them what they're looking at. Oh, here's your baby's beating heart. And we always affirm personhood, which I love. We don't call it, you know, an epidemio. Yeah, whatever. So it's always your baby, your baby this. So she's going through all of the education. Now, what you saw on the screen was a side view of the baby. Okay? All of the sudden, out of the blue, this baby turns his or her torso and starts waving.
Co-host 3
Oh, my God.
Julie Fehring
Like this. So the nurse, nurse Mickey said, I'll call the guy. Steven, Steven, look, your baby's waving at you. And the baby kept waving and waving. So the guy is looking at the screen, jaw drop. And then all of a sudden, the emotion just starts welling up. He starts bawling because baby is like, I see you, Mommy. I see you, Daddy. And that baby is connecting with its papa. And the guy just. He breaks down, and long story short, they chose life for that baby. What a divine appointment that God spared that baby by waving. And it literally waved for its life. And it got to live. And that is the power of the sonogram. Wow, that's a beautiful story.
Co-host 2
Thank you for sharing that with us.
Guest 2
And the power of God and that timing at that moment.
Julie Fehring
Absolutely. So that's, that's one of my favorite stories. But it really illustrates well why we went medical to offer the sonogram. It's a view into the womb.
Co-host 2
I bet you get a lot of people coming back and thanking you guys for that.
Julie Fehring
We do, we do. When those women have their babies and they feel so loved and valued and supported and affirmed and, you know, we supply so many of their needs, which I'll get to. They do thank us. It's beautiful. It really is incredible.
Co-host 3
So you were talking also about some of the other things and services that you provide. So this is obviously the core of the mission and your work. But what are some of the supplemental things that you all do?
Julie Fehring
Yes. So our third medical service that we provide, which is very exciting, is called the abortion pill reversal, which I didn't.
Co-host 2
Even know I heard of that. That was a thing.
Julie Fehring
Yeah. So it's offering women a last minute choice to save their baby. And it's, you know, the abortion pill is a multi pill protocol. So if they take just the first pill, that first pill actually cuts off the progesterone, which nourishes and feeds the baby. So if she, you know, has second thoughts, she's like, oh my gosh, what did I do? I took this picture pill. I don't know if it can be reversed. You know, someone actually, actually said that one of our clients boyfriends, and he googled abortion pill reverse and he got connected to Heartbeat International, which we're an affiliate of, and they have a 1-800-national hotline. And they contacted Soundview and we made them an appointment. So that woman will get the progesterone therapy. Of course, we'll give her the pregnancy test and sonogram to confirm viability, but then she'll get that progesterone therapy and then she's a high risk pregnancy for up to 15 weeks. And we've rescued so far, praise God, 10 precious little babies.
Co-host 3
Wow.
Julie Fehring
And we have a client currently undergoing this protocol as well. And the sad thing that really makes us upset is Soundview, with 11 other pregnancy centers in the state of New York, is being sued by Letitia James, our ag, because we offer the abortion pill reversal. She is claiming that we are lying to women, misleading them. And she's saying, which we're not even saying, that we're trying to actually reverse an Abortion. That's already been done. Which. That's not possible.
Co-host 3
And that's foolish.
Julie Fehring
It's ridiculous.
Co-host 3
That's an impossibility.
Julie Fehring
Exactly.
Guest 2
Have a viable baby. It's a viable baby.
Julie Fehring
Exactly. And that's one thing we check for when they come in is viability. All our clients, we check for viability. So it's really, it's atrocious. You know, they want us to worn out. And other organizations, 11 others in just in the state of New York.
Co-host 3
Are you being sued independently or it's like a class action against all of you?
Julie Fehring
Yes. And we are being defended by the Thomas More Society Pro Bowl.
Co-host 3
Oh, they're amazing.
Julie Fehring
Which is a blessing. So we're not paying for it. But if we did lose, you know, they could fine us. They could, you know, whatever. I don't know what they could do, but, you know, it's to harm us.
Co-host 3
I know there's no good reason for that.
Co-host 1
That's why it's so emotional for me. It's like, this is such an evil, evil world. It's so evil.
Julie Fehring
But we're still. We did get an injunction. That was great. That allows us to continue providing this service. But because of the court case, we did have to take that page down off our client website.
Co-host 3
Wow.
Julie Fehring
So we, we, we can't really promote it the way we want to for now.
Co-host 3
Yes.
Co-host 1
Commercial on our.
Julie Fehring
So that would be amazing.
Co-host 2
Friends tell a friend, abortion pill reversal. It's only after they take the first pill that it can be reversed, Correct?
Julie Fehring
Right, yes. Because the subsequent pills cause the contraction. Yeah. So it's just pill number one. Yeah. But it's available and it offers choice.
Co-host 3
Right. And who would be against that? Nobody's dragging anybody in there after having taken that pill. That's a woman who's struggling so deeply and does something because they feel desperate and they feel like they run. They're running out of time.
Co-host 2
Politics for them and life doesn't matter.
Julie Fehring
So it is hard when a woman, she, you know, is abortion determined she'll take that pill. So she wanted to, you know, end her pregnancy. And then she comes in for the reversal. She wants to save the pregnancy. And sometimes it doesn't always work. And so you can imagine the emotional roller coaster, you know, for that, for that woman.
Co-host 3
So what kind of support do you offer, if any, for people who experience loss regardless of the circumstances and how they got there?
Julie Fehring
That's a beautiful question. So our team at Soundview is all certified in reproductive loss care. So we offer the counseling for miscarriage infertility of course, abortion. We offer post abortive recovery for any woman who's ever had an abortion, even if it was 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago. We have women of all ages that come back. So it's one on one care. Or we could do a. We also have a 10 week Bible based post abortive recovery class. And it's all confidential, it's all free. So I want you to, you know, we also counsel for infertility and stillbirth and we can refer out for perinatal hospice. So if a woman gets a bad diagnosis, but she wants to honor that baby's life and give birth and have that baby live as long as that little baby can, we can provide a beautiful hospice experience to honor that baby. So it has a beautiful God honoring ending of its life if the Lord chooses, you know, so we can reaffirm life in that way as well, which is rare. Most people don't know that's an option.
Co-host 3
That's beautiful.
Co-host 2
But you guys are special organization, really. You're a good. He's a hot mess.
Co-host 1
I'm usually really tough and angry and loud. I'm not right now.
Co-host 2
But really, you guys are so special and you're doing the Lord's work and it really.
Julie Fehring
I just want to share the stats. I found this very compelling when I first got my job. Care Net, which is a national organization that owns and operates its own pregnancy centers nationally as well as they're a fabulous umbrella organization for centers like Soundview. They did research and they found that churchgoing women, Christian women, the abortion rates are one in four women. Oh my goodness. For men, it's one in every two Christian men. So we have a huge population walking around that has lost a beautiful baby to abortion and they're not receiving help. They may know that the Bible says you are forgiven and you are forgiven, you are forgiven. But Jesus wants to heal you. It's not the end of your story, you know. And at Soundview we share that. We share the love of Jesus. That and through our poster board of recovery, God heals women and transforms them in such tangible ways, practical ways. Because, you know, out of the heart, life flows. Right. So it can affect your marriage, your relationships. Absolutely. I've seen many, many angry women, especially on the other side, that are post abortive and they don't know why they're.
Guest 2
So angry and depressed.
Julie Fehring
Exactly. So we offer that love and care.
Co-host 3
For women and for men as well.
Julie Fehring
For men. We can refer for men for post abortive recovery. Yes.
Co-host 3
Yeah. And just in loss as well. Right.
Julie Fehring
Imagine all the losses. All of the losses, Absolutely.
Guest 2
I'm in awe. I'm just in awe.
Co-host 3
I know. Well, I mean, there aren't really words to describe the gift of what you give so many people, but I've never seen an organization do as much. And it's kingdom work. It truly is.
Julie Fehring
It really is.
Co-host 3
When you heal a person, just one soul, you're healing the world.
Julie Fehring
Right.
Co-host 3
Because there's a ripple effect to all of us.
Julie Fehring
That's right.
Co-host 3
So we have to go to commercial break again in a moment, but stay with us, please, because we will continue. Continue on with this conversation. Be right back.
Co-host 2
Great.
Co-host 3
We're a hot mess over here at the same time.
Co-host 1
Very beautiful, beautiful messes here.
Co-host 3
Yep, that's life. A beautiful mess. But we'd really like to hear more about the client services that your organization offers. And I know we were touching on support during loss and that, I mean, the fact that people can come for free and be walked through loss, no matter how it came and no matter when occurred in their life yesterday or decades ago, it's tremendous, a tremendous gift. But I know you have other services and men's services and support. So.
Julie Fehring
Yes. So we have several social workers on staff. And so when the client is done on the medical side, we will invite her because she's always in the driver's seat too. Would you like to speak with one of our social workers? And so we will, you know, connect her with one and they'll sit down and just really unpack, you know, her situation. Really do a lot of active listening. And what I love about the social workers is they try to get the woman to have that 30,000 foot perspective. Right. So when you're in trauma or you're in crisis, your frontal lobe, what I've been taught, shuts down. And so you can only see like what's in front.
Guest 2
Very limited.
Julie Fehring
Yeah, very limited. So that's why women feel like this is. Abortion's my only option. It's my only option. And they can't see anything. So a social worker will ask them questions like, well, what's the worst thing? What's the absolute worst thing that could happen to you? And they sit there and they think and you know, it gets them kind of out of that, that mode.
Guest 2
That's the amazing thing about therapy, how that does that, because they're not telling you what to think, they're helping you to figure out what to think.
Julie Fehring
So but they come alongside them, of course. And so they will do more education on all the three options, you know, abortion, parenting, and adoption that we educate on. And so if a woman chooses parenting, we will, you know, give her an option to go into our pregnancy coaching program, which is all nine months. We will give her a free baby shower with thousands of dollars worth of free gifts that's paid for by our donors and our partnering churches. I love it. And then once baby is born, she's invited to go into the new TO two parenting program. So we will walk alongside her for almost three years if she wants to. And every week she comes, she'll get diapers and wipes every single week. And we'll give her new clothes if the baby's outgrowing, you know, going into another size.
Co-host 3
So this is one of the things that, like, the other side always says, like, oh, yeah, you're all for life until it comes to supporting it. Right. Because, you know, conservatives apparently don't like to help with social services. But so. Which is a lie. It's a downright lie. But, like, this is another great example of how you're different.
Julie Fehring
Yes, Pregnancy centers nationally do great work. And it is. It's a bunch of lies because, you know, the other side, like you said, oh, you just care about the baby and then you're done with them. Well, that is such a lie. We love them. We want them to come to us for three years. We're excited. We have a new coaching client. We're. We're so thrilled.
Guest 2
They're the testimony.
Julie Fehring
Absolutely.
Guest 2
They're the testimony.
Julie Fehring
Absolutely.
Co-host 2
Can I ask you.
Co-host 1
What.
Co-host 2
I guess statistically, what's the age group that normally comes?
Julie Fehring
The demographic.
Co-host 2
Yeah, yeah, the demographic.
Julie Fehring
Thank you. The bulk of the demographic that we serve is now older, like 30 years ago. It was teen pregnancy. It's really 18 to 30, I think, because of the phones and they're not interfacing and having relationships. But we do. We do see clients from 14 to 45. We're actually seeing married women who don't want baby number three or four. Now. It's a thing. It's very sad. It breaks our hearts because these are women that have a car, they have a house, they have a job. They may even have a husband I can't fathom having, and they don't want any more children. And then we get women in their, like, late 30s, 40s. I never wanted to be pregnant. I'm terrified. I never wanted babies. And I can't see myself with a baby. So I have a question.
Guest 2
What about those that want to continue the pregnancy and then lead into adoption and Adopting their baby.
Julie Fehring
We do offer that. However, we've only had two adoptions in our 36 year history.
Co-host 2
Really?
Guest 2
Wow.
Julie Fehring
So it's very. This culture is very black and white. They're not self sacrificing.
Co-host 3
Yeah. I was just going to say it's very self, very selfless.
Julie Fehring
They want that Instagram body. Right. There's a lot of pressure, especially with AI Now I'm hearing about how they look and if I'm going to have stretch marks, I'm keeping that baby. So they have that more of that mindset. So it is difficult to, you know, see women choosing that. We would love it. Because there are barely any babies in America for adoption. That's why they have to go outside the country. So when the other side says, well, how about all of you Christians adopt? Well, there aren't any babies to adopt because they're being aborted and there are.
Co-host 3
A ton of people waiting and wanting to give a child a good home.
Julie Fehring
Exactly. So yeah.
Co-host 3
Yeah. So. And what about the men services?
Julie Fehring
So we do. We. It's kind of fledgling, but we do have a goal of offering new fatherhood mentoring. So we have a fatherlessness crisis in America. Would you agree? That's how we get gangs. Right. These young men that are looking for an idol, a father figure in their lives and they just don't have one. So, you know, seeing these little families come in, we want them to have a strong dad. So we offer, if they choose to parent, the man is offered to come and join a new fatherhood mentoring program. And we have a lot of resources that go even beyond Soundview. We're connected with the Long Island Fatherhood initiative that even has a whole myriad of resources beyond what we can give them. So it's wonderful. You know, we're not just about saving the baby, but we empower the mom, we strengthen the dad, nuclear family. Right. Because families are the bedrock of society.
Co-host 3
Yes, they are.
Julie Fehring
So that's what we do.
Co-host 3
Just amazing.
Guest 2
Yeah, I want to get involved.
Co-host 3
So. Yeah. How do people help? Support? You said you get have your funding through donors and churches that look at you as a mission and support your ministry and your work. So how else can people get involved and how do they find you to do so?
Julie Fehring
Thank you. Well, it's very important. We get zero government money and we're proud of that.
Co-host 3
Keeps you free.
Julie Fehring
It does. Because there would be a lot of stipulations and strings attached. So we are funded by individual donors, by churches that are partnering with us and Christian business owners. And we do need More. Our budget is about $2 million annually. And so you can go to friendsofsoundview.org and make a donation right there. You can become a monthly partner. Even $30 a month would go a long way to our sustainability. We also have events. We have a Walk for Life in May. We have an upcoming annual banquet, and that's our biggest fundraiser of the year. But then, you know, we have different, other, smaller things throughout the year, but that's primarily how we get funded. Also, we have a prayer text group on friendsofsoundview.org as well. You can pray, and we send out actually texts three times a week just about our clients. We don't give their names, of course, so it's, you know, we respect HIPAA patient privacy law, but enough that you can pray about her situation and her struggles. And I'm telling you, we see such answers to prayer. And when we get an answer, we'll bless it out in the text group. So you can all, you know, get excited and yay God moments. Right? Yeah. We do accept volunteers. We do have a vetting process, and all of that information is also on friendsofsoundview.org and what kind of volunteer work do people participate in most? Well, we're always looking for volunteer nurses. We have two other positions. One is a patient advocate, a client advocate under Client Services in Development. We have also several other types of volunteers that we need as well.
Co-host 3
Well, listen up, people. If God is calling you and you've been feeling like you have some time that you want to give somewhere, give it to your own backyard.
Guest 2
You feel that at your heart, there's.
Co-host 3
No greater place to serve than in your own backyard. And there's no greater gift to give than the gift of life and. And supporting the. The family. And this is it.
Co-host 1
I love everything about it. I'm speechless.
Co-host 2
I know we only have a few minutes left with you, but I did last night. I was looking up statistics because I saw on your website that you had to statistics there, but it was from 2022 from the CDC. So I was like, why isn't it from 2024 or 2025? And apparently the CDC hasn't published the data exactly for 2024. But I do just want to tell the audience that this is according to the Gut Mocker Institute, that in 2024, there were approximately 119,600 abortions performed in New York alone and 1.14 million abortions performed in the United States. In the United States, which is the highest number in recent years by Leaps.
Co-host 3
And bounds compared to the two years prior.
Julie Fehring
Right.
Co-host 2
Yes.
Co-host 3
They did give stats. Yes.
Co-host 2
And I went back and looked at the stats from 2022 in New York, and according to the CDC, there was 68,388. So that's a. That's a big jump. Big jump.
Co-host 3
It's 50,000.
Co-host 2
It's almost 119. And my brain went to. Is that because of Roe vs. Wade? Roe v. Wade. And now the states. Right.
Co-host 3
The states are a sanctuary state.
Co-host 2
That's it. We're a sanctuary state. So we have other people coming in, coming in from other states. I mean, the numbers are astronomical.
Guest 2
And I think we were talking about this last night, like they. The medical. The abortion pill. That's become.
Julie Fehring
Yes, you're right. So it's both. It's an increase because of travel abortion. We are a travel abortion, sanctuary state deemed by our Governor Hochul. And there are grants to come here. And also the abortion pill and the rise that they can get it mailed to their house. So 20,000 women just on Long island in Nassau and Suffolk are searching for abortion every month. So this is ground zero. So please support Soundview Pregnancy Services. It would be so blessed. Thank you.
Co-host 1
We're gonna put stuff out.
Co-host 2
We love what you guys are doing.
Julie Fehring
Yeah.
Co-host 3
What a bright light in our dark state.
Guest 2
Yeah.
Julie Fehring
Amen.
Co-host 3
Yes. Well, thank you so much for what you're doing. And you're gonna.
Co-host 1
Bless you staying with us.
Co-host 3
You're staying with us through the next segment.
Julie Fehring
Yeah.
Co-host 3
So don't. Don't go anywhere, guys. Don't go anywhere. We'll be right back. Welcome back to the Patriots podcast. We're in. Our last segment went so quickly with this beautiful guest and her story of how they're doing y. But we. We going to transition quickly. We have two guests with us via Zoom that we're very happy to have with us. Sorry, sorry.
Co-host 2
One guest tonight. One guest via Zoom.
Co-host 3
I'm scaring the control room. Everybody's panicking. Oh, my goodness. Ivan Raiklin, Lieutenant Colonel. Yeah, Lieutenant Colonel. Retired. A former Green Beret and constitutional lawyer. Served 25 years in the DoD, intel, and Special operations communities. We're very, very humbled and grateful to have him with us to talk with us tonight.
Co-host 1
So there he is.
Co-host 2
There he is.
Guest 2
Hi, Ivan. Welcome.
Co-host 2
Hi, Ivan.
Ivan Raiklin
Hello. I'm reporting from Department of Retribution Global Headquarters.
Co-host 1
We miss you at the warehouse, Ivan. Come visit us.
Ivan Raiklin
I love that venue.
Guest 2
It's been a while.
Co-host 1
It's been a while.
Ivan Raiklin
It's been a while. Yeah.
Co-host 3
Yeah.
Guest 2
You had the Wall the last time.
Ivan Raiklin
You were here out there.
Co-host 3
Yeah.
Co-host 1
It's not like you've been busy or anything.
Ivan Raiklin
No, I'm just having the time of my life as I call out traders one by one.
Co-host 1
I love you for that. Thank you.
Co-host 3
Don't ever stop.
Co-host 2
Not all heroes wear capes.
Julie Fehring
That's right.
Ivan Raiklin
An 8K fidelity. Now that we, you know, TVs are now moving from 4K to 8K. I got to keep up with the Joneses. I like to call out the traders and 8k level fidelity.
Co-host 1
I love that.
Co-host 2
So we heard you have some news to share with us today.
Ivan Raiklin
I guess you want to start with the good news or the bad news that we need to fix?
Co-host 2
Well, give us the bad news first.
Ivan Raiklin
Well, have you. Has anybody of you heard of the name Shane Lamond?
Guest 2
I have.
Co-host 3
Why?
Guest 2
No.
Ivan Raiklin
In 2017, the Metropolitan Police Department hired a the head of intelligence to be Shane Lamont. And he served in that role for six or seven years to include on January 6, after which, when he was asked by the Proud Boys to testify honestly in the Proud Boys case, the Democrats quickly seized the opportunity to weaponize against him and charge him and convict him of obstruction of Democrat narrative. Okay. Meaning they couldn't let him testify because it would have completely debunked the entire narrative that the Proud Boys were seditious conspiracy, you know, participants, if you will.
Guest 2
Right.
Ivan Raiklin
So they weaponized against him, convicted him after the 2024 election, and yet he was never. He has never been pardoned. His sentencing was in June, I believe, and his report date is tomorrow at 11 in the morning. So it begs the question, why wouldn't we have the most important and influential and knowledgeable whistleblower from Metropolitan Police Department to be able to testify and provide evidence and even be a senior advisor to this new J6 select committee. Wouldn't that be smart to actually have him as the committee? Why wasn't pardoned all of the transgressions of D.C. metro as it relates to the Fed direction on January 6th?
Co-host 1
Yeah.
Co-host 3
Why wasn't he pardoned?
Ivan Raiklin
Right. He could expose the mayor's role in supporting the Pelosi Fed direction. He could expose the D.C. metro Police Chief's role in the Fed's direction. Side note that D.C. metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Conti on January 6th later retired and then took a role as the Assistant Director for partner engagements at the FBI. And he still works there under Cash Patel.
Co-host 3
Oh, my God.
Co-host 1
Yeah. I don't understand what Cash is doing. I'm sorry I said it.
Ivan Raiklin
If anybody wants to clip that out and tag. I find retards by all means on you. But I digress. Going back to who else that Shane Lamont can expose in the Fed's direction. Names like Jason Bagshaw, the Metropolitan Police Department officer that almost murdered Victoria White.
Co-host 1
Yep.
Ivan Raiklin
That. That Laura Logan highlighted in a hour long episode exposing that brutal beatdown. We're getting to a point where our government is not really operating how we expected it to operate almost nine months into it, after the mandate we provided President Trump. Now, President Trump doesn't have the time or inclination to go into 8K pixel level fidelity exposure of the rot in the institutions. He expects his Attorney general to work on that, his FBI director. He kind of expects them to do what Tulsi Gabbard and Pete Hegseth did today.
Co-host 3
Right?
Co-host 2
Yeah.
Ivan Raiklin
But guess what? They're not. And so it is incumbent upon us as citizens to have just as much as a vested interest in the success of our country as President Trump does, to expose it and shine a light on it to the point of like, we have to treat these folks. I don't care if they're a Smash Patel or a scam blondie. I could care less about the names the office holders need to be exposed.
Co-host 1
Yes.
Ivan Raiklin
And we do that with a magnifying glass. Imagine you're the magnifying, I'm the magnifying glass. And we find the nice location of where the sunlight shines the most and we treat them like ants to maximally shine light on them until they start to squirm in a fashion commensurate with the mandate that we provided President Trump. Right.
Co-host 3
Well, clearly they're having pressure from somewhere to not perform and do what they were mandated.
Ivan Raiklin
So we have to create an overwhelming counter pressure. You know, you know, when, for example, using a body as an analogy, if someone, and I shouldn't probably use this analogy because then people will mistake, misinterpret it. Because everything I advocate is legal, moral and ethical. So let me pause myself from using the analogy I was thinking of.
Co-host 1
We're not PC here either.
Ivan Raiklin
Let's just say this. You create overwhelming pain so that their main focus is to have some reprieve from that level of pressure, if you will. So I'd rather take the ice pick off of my arm before I stopped the annoying poking of the bear. Right. Someone's poking me. That's annoying. And I'm going to try to stop it. But you don't really care about that poking if someone else is putting an ice pick to your shoulder and just applying A little bit more and a little bit more pressure. So using that analogy in the most peaceful, patriotic, legal, moral and ethical manner ever known in the history of humanity.
Co-host 3
I love you.
Ivan Raiklin
We need to apply that pressure, and I'm here for it. I'm here to catalyze that. So let's go back to Shane Lamont. So not only is Cash Patel marinating in the incestuous, treasonous scum of yesteryear over at the FBI because Robert Conti's there, right? The former MPD police chief that was there on January 6, kind of facilitating the MPD's role in the Fed's direction, is my opinion. Let's just say opinion. The evidence will show that it is more than an opinion. And Jason Bagshaw will be proven to be guilty of government deprivation of rights under the color of law. At a minimum, police brutality and attempted murder. Some could argue, depending on which jurisdiction would take the case, but obviously D.C. would. The. The jury poll in D.C. won't convey. But let's just say it was in a impartial jurisdiction. I would. I would say that there would be some significant punishment for Jason Bagshaw. Another MPD officer who this audience probably is aware of is Michael Fanone. The little Tourette's syndrome cannot stand baby that can't control his emotions. You guys know what I'm talking about?
Co-host 1
Yep.
Julie Fehring
Yeah.
Ivan Raiklin
Good old Mikey Fanon. So when I broke my leg last year, I had all this time to heal. And in that period of time, I thought, you know, how could I use my time wisely since I can't squirm around everywhere while I'm healing? So I started to read and listen to a lot of those books written by January 6 affiliates and fed Directionists to include Mikey Fanon's book, his payoff for participating in the Nancy Pelosi Fed direction cover up as a witness before the J6 committee. So as I read his book, I listened to it audiobook. I like to speed listen. I come across the portion where he said he. He basically showcases that 2 and 3 in the morning sometimes he would have conversations with Nancy Pelosi and he would share drinks with her. I don't know about y', all, but if somebody is in their book talking about talking to the speaker of the house at 2 and 3 in the morning and having drinks with her.
Guest 2
Take me over this planet. Can't possibly be real.
Ivan Raiklin
Conclusion you come up with or I.
Co-host 1
Don'T want to let you coming on.
Co-host 2
And giving us good news now. You just pissed us all off.
Julie Fehring
Yeah. Yes.
Ivan Raiklin
For the bad news first.
Co-host 1
We only have, like, a minute left.
Co-host 2
Good news, we've got.
Co-host 1
We want you for a whole episode, Ivan. We only have, like, a minute left, and I want to hear so much more from you.
Ivan Raiklin
Oh, okay. Real quick, then. Let me close this out. So Shane Lamond, if he's not pardoned tomorrow, guess what? Barry Loudermilk and the rest of the, you know, government will not have access to him and his knowledge and information and where to find information to prove the Fed direction and all the Fed direction is from the D.C. metro perspective. And there are other MPD officers. I'll only mention a few. Lila Morris was the one that. Yes, Allegedly murdered Roseanne, right?
Co-host 1
Allegedly.
Ivan Raiklin
Shane Lamont has some info and where to find it.
Co-host 1
Oh, wow.
Ivan Raiklin
So please, Mr. President, since you're listening to this broadcast, why don't you go ahead and ask your chief of staff to provide you the. The pardon request, which is, I think, at her desk at this point, to go ahead and sign it.
Co-host 1
Yes.
Ivan Raiklin
And it would be nice to have him expose everything he knows before having to report to jail.
Co-host 3
Reason not to.
Co-host 1
Ivan, will you come back for a whole show soon? I'll text you this week. We'll plan something.
Ivan Raiklin
Why not?
Co-host 1
Thank you. We love you. We hate to have you go, but I wanted to get some of this news out. All I can say. Pressure on where we go when we go.
Ivan Raiklin
Nine o'. Clock.
Co-host 1
I'm saying it.
Ivan Raiklin
Space. About Shane Lamont.
Co-host 3
Okay.
Ivan Raiklin
Thank you so much for having me.
Co-host 1
Thank you back. I want to hear more. We love you, brother.
Ivan Raiklin
Cheers.
Co-host 1
Thank you.
Co-host 3
Cheers. Have a great night.
Co-host 1
Wwg.
Co-host 2
We gotta get him.
Julie Fehring
All right. Yeah.
Co-host 2
That wasn't enough. And that was just enough to piss us all off, right?
Co-host 3
So that he comes back.
Co-host 1
He's amazing, though. We'll get more. We'll get more with him.
Julie Fehring
Yeah.
Co-host 1
All right, so we just. I'm just gonna have to go right to prayer, right?
Co-host 2
Yes.
Co-host 1
We're late.
Co-host 3
All right. Oh, Father God, thank you for another evening and to sit in your presence, to sit and hone in on truth, to bring light and life to this world. Thank you for the work of Soundview, Pregnancy and everybody affiliated and supporting it. Help that work continue and to grow and to impact countless lives and. And souls. Lord, thank you for the work that everyone is doing around this globe. May we continue to dig in, to be courageous, and to never give up. For your glory, only in your name we pray. Amen.
Co-host 1
Amen.
Co-host 3
As always, keep your faith strong, your.
Co-host 1
Family close, and your freedom alive. I do want to say very quick. God bless Ivan Rakelin, General Flynn, their team, Boone Cutler, who just died. They are. They've been fighting on the front line almost harder than we've been. Thank you, guys. If you're still watching, we love you.
Co-host 3
Yeah.
Julie Fehring
Good night.
Co-host 1
Good night.
Julie Fehring
This is an I heart podcast.
Hosts: Angie, Donna, Shannon, Teresa
Guests: Julie Fehring (Director of Community Engagement, Soundview Pregnancy Services), Ivan Raiklin (Retired Lt. Colonel, Green Beret, Constitutional Lawyer)
Date: October 3, 2025
Podcast: Real America’s Voice | iHeartPodcasts
This episode of The Patriettes Podcast focuses on two central themes:
Throughout, the hosts emphasize American values, faith, and community activism as they engage deeply with both personal and national issues.
Soundview is a nonprofit based in New York, operating for 36 years with three locations (East Meadow in Nassau County, Center Reach and Riverhead in Suffolk County), serving a large radius including NYC boroughs and Long Island.
(Julie Fehring, 00:39)
Mission: "To uphold the sanctity of life by providing medical, educational, practical, and spiritual support to women and men facing an unplanned pregnancy." (Co-host 3, 00:08)
“He chose me. You're right. It was not even on my radar. I had no idea. So here I am.” — Julie Fehring [03:36]
“Planned Parenthood really isn’t about planning parenthood...the only real service that they have is an abortion. They don’t educate for parenting or adoption...because it’s all about the money.” — Julie Fehring [04:05]
“We do educate on all their options. We do educate on abortion because we want women to make an informed choice. We are pro-women, pro-information.” — Julie Fehring [04:43]
“The ultrasound is so powerful...you can see the beautiful face and the beating heart. And our nurses will educate her on everything she’s seeing.” — Julie Fehring [09:21]
Julie recounts a poignant sonogram story:
“Out of the blue, this baby turns...and starts waving. The guy is looking at the screen, jaw drop...he starts bawling...they chose life for that baby. That is the power of the sonogram.” — Julie Fehring [13:06]
“Churchgoing women, Christian women, the abortion rates are one in four women...And at Soundview we share the love of Jesus...God heals women and transforms them in such tangible ways…” — Julie Fehring [21:01–22:27]
“We love them. We want them to come to us for three years.” — Julie Fehring [26:31]
Ivan Raiklin, former Green Beret, constitutional lawyer, calls in "from the Department of Retribution Global Headquarters" to provide both "good and bad news."
“It begs the question, why wouldn’t we have the most important and knowledgeable whistleblower...to be a senior advisor to this new J6 select committee? Wouldn’t that be smart?” — Ivan Raiklin [37:09]
"We need to apply that pressure, and I'm here for it. I'm here to catalyze that." — Ivan Raiklin [42:36]
Raiklin appeals directly to the (returned) President to pardon Lamond and allow him to testify and reveal J6 truth:
“Please, Mr. President...ask your chief of staff to provide you the pardon request...and sign it...so we can expose everything he knows before having to report to jail.” — Ivan Raiklin [45:57]
Julie Fehring:
Co-hosts on emotional impact:
Ivan Raiklin:
The Patriettes Podcast this week delivers emotionally resonant stories of compassion, faith, and activism on the local level, contrasting sharply with a hard-hitting exposé of national political and judicial controversies. The central message: community engagement and informed, principled action are critical in today's America—whether supporting mothers in need or demanding transparency from government.
“Keep your faith strong, your family close, and your freedom alive.” — Closing words [47:35]