Rick Santorum

What do you do when doctors tell you there’s “no hope”? When former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum and his wife Karen received a Trisomy 18 diagnosis for their daughter Bella, they were told she had a condition “incompatible with life.” They were encouraged to prepare for her death. But Bella lived. Now she’s turning 18 years old, something many doctors never expected she would see. In this deeply personal episode of Bioethics Babe, Sen. Rick Santorum shares the emotional and spiritual journey of raising Bella, the medical and cultural pressures families often face after a prenatal diagnosis, and how one little girl transformed their marriage, family, and understanding of human dignity. This conversation explores not only Trisomy 18, but the deeper questions underneath modern medicine: What makes a life valuable? How should we think about suffering and disability? And what happens when a diagnosis becomes a judgment about whether a life is worth living? We discuss: • Receiving a devastating Trisomy 18 diagnosis • The meaning behind the phrase “incompatible with life” • Losing their son Gabriel before Bella’s birth • How doctors and the medical system responded to Bella’s condition • Hospice pressure and assumptions about “quality of life” • How Bella transformed the Santorum family • Raising a child with profound disabilities • Marriage, suffering, and navigating disagreement as parents • Bella turning 18 with Trisomy 18 • Why Bella became the emotional center of their family • Multi-generational family life and caregiving • The cultural tendency to value productivity over personhood • What families facing a prenatal diagnosis need to hear Bella cannot walk or speak. Yet her life is a profound witness to love, family, and the inherent dignity of every human person. This is a conversation about suffering, hope, disability, family, faith, and what it truly means to be human. Subscribe for more conversations Bioethics Babe is a podcast exploring the toughest questions about human dignity, suffering, and the human person in light of science, faith, and culture. 📚For Episode Resources, please visit the episode page: https://bioethicsbabe.com/theres-no-hope-doctors-said-one-familys-decision-after-a-trisomy-18-diagnosis-with-sen-rick-santorum-ep-31/ . For more information, the latest episodes, and additional resources, visit www.bioethicsbabe.com . Follow BB on social media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BioethicsBabe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576554667052 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bioethicsbabe X: https://x.com/bioethicsbabe

Convention of States: Why Washington Can't Fix Itself with Rick Santorum. Is Washington broken beyond repair? The Convention of States and the Article V process may be the only path left to restore the Republic. Former Senator Rick Santorum joins The P.A.S. Report Podcast to pull back the curtain on why both parties have failed to limit government. This episode breaks down the Convention of States process, debunks the runaway convention myth, and explains how the states can reclaim their constitutional authority from an out of control Washington. What You'll Learn: The Incentive Problem: Why D.C. is structurally incapable of self-reform The Dependency Trap: How federal spending fuels endless expansion Article V Mechanics: A plain-English breakdown of the Convention of States process Fact vs. Fiction: The real safeguards that prevent a runaway convention The Path Forward: The types of amendments that could restore limited government Don't miss this fact-based analysis of how the states can step in when Washington refuses to act and why the Convention of States is worth the fight. 📲 Subscribe, listen, and share The P.A.S. Report Podcast to stay informed on the latest political issues shaping America. Timestamps 01:32 Rick Santorum: Statesman vs. Politician 02:27 Political Failures in Preserving Liberty 04:18 Polarization, Debt, and Government Overreach 05:59 Government Expansion: A Bipartisan Issue 07:39 The Challenge of Government Dependency 09:58 Decline of Civic Education and Cultural Values 12:54 A Convention of States 15:38 Article 5 and Constitutional Amendments 18:01 Safeguards Against a Runaway Convention 22:28 Restoring Power to the States 25:13 Amendments for a Convention of States 27:30 The Mechanism of Constitutional Amendments 🔔 Subscribe for More: 📖 Sign up for The P.A.S. Report newsletter at https://pasreport.com 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite platform! Follow The P.A.S. Report: 📱 X, YouTube, Instagram: @PasReport Share this episode and join the conversation!

At the 2022 Convention of States Leadership Summit, Sen. Rick Santorum sat down for an intimate interview with COS President Mark Meckler. He shares how he was called into politics, how a speech he made from the Senate floor saved someone's life, and the challenging but rewarding journey of caring for his daughter Bella. Bella's Gift

Sen. Rick Santorum joins us to react to the first seven months of the Trump presidency, share his thoughts on the upcoming 2025 elections, as well provide a preview for the 'Race to Freedom' COS Leadership Summit that will be held in Indianapolis this month. Minutemen Mailbag

With the election of President Trump, what will it mean for America? What about the Convention of States movement? How did COS supporters affect the results? As a former presidential candidate and U.S. Senator, Rick Santorum will share his singular perspective, alongside COS President Mark Meckler, and constitutional attorney Rita Peters will give a report on the results for races . Submit a Question to the Minutemen Mailbag

What it takes to win the presidency--and the job of the presidency itself--has changed quite a bit since the inception of the republic. Mark and Rita ask Rick Santorum an insider's perspective on what it's like to run for the presidency, what is Nikki Haley's strategy, whether President Biden could drop out, and much more. Learn More about Crossroads

Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum joins Mark Meckler and Rita Peters to share what it was like to witness the 2023 Article V Convention Simulation. He reacts to the proposals that were adopted and what the event tells us about what the real thing might look like.

Is it possible that the defensive posture conservatives have taken over the past century has led to a ceding of ground to the forces of big government? In today's episode, Rita Peters and Mark Meckler are joined by Rick Santorum, a former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate. They discuss how liberty-minded Americans often cower in the trap of "bunker politics" instead of boldly working for solutions that advance their cause. Sign the petition.

In February of 2023, Convention of States President Mark Meckler, as well as former presidential candidate Rick Santorum, headline a town hall in De Moines, Iowa.

The King of Stuff wraps up his interviews at the always smart ALEC conference in San Diego. ALEC, or the American Legislative Exchange Council, is America’s largest nonpartisan, voluntary membership organization of state legislators dedicated to the principles of limited government, free markets, and federalism. And boy do we have interviews: Sen. Rick Santorum, Senior Advisor... Source