This episode of I Choose Life: News and Views contains heavy subject matter and may not be appropriate for young listeners.

As part of our January Best Of series, Abigail Lorenzen revisits a powerful and eye-opening conversation with Jill McElya, founder and president of The Invisible Girl Project, an international organization working to end female gendercide in India.

Jill shares her personal journey from law and public service in Indiana to human rights advocacy overseas, and how God led her and her husband into confronting one of the most overlooked pro-life crises in the world. She explains how a deep-rooted cultural preference for sons has fueled sex-selective abortion, infanticide, abandonment, forced child marriage, and trafficking—leaving tens of millions of women and girls missing from India’s population.

Listeners will hear firsthand accounts of girls rescued from imminent danger, the realities facing families and villages trapped in cycles of fear and poverty, and why simply rescuing is not enough. Jill outlines how The Invisible Girl Project pairs direct rescue and long-term sponsorship with its growing Teaching and Transforming Program, which equips police officers, government officials, factory workers, and community leaders to protect girls and change culture from within.

This episode offers a sobering global perspective on what it truly means to be pro-life—from womb to adulthood—and a hopeful vision of how truth, courage, and sustained education can save lives and restore dignity.

Listener discretion is advised.