Part 5 (When does life begin) in a 7-part series on the issue of abortion by veteran lecturer, teacher and academic Dr Johann McFarlane. See Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 6 Part 7 Ankerberg and Weldon1 (1:13+14) quotes Dr Bernard Nathanson, who was once known as the “abortion king”, having […]
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Alabama Judge allows teen father to sue on behalf of aborted baby
By Charlene Aaron — Originally published in CBNNews.com An Alabama judge is allowing a 19-year-old man to sue on behalf of his aborted unborn child. According to WHNT News 19, Ryan Magers said his ex-girlfriend had a medicated abortion in February 2017 at the Alabama Women’s Center for Reproductive Alternatives […]
Unborn made in ‘image of God,’ Trump tells nation
Originally published in Baptist Press President Donald Trump affirmed unborn children as image bearers of God and urged the US Congress to ban late-term abortions in his second State of the Union speech. Though Democrats and Republicans are deeply divided over abortion, the president asked for unity of effort “to […]
The moral status of the human embryo — when is a person?
By Peter Saunders — Originally published in Christian Medical Comment — via Contact Online Weblog The moral status of the embryo is one of the key pressure-points in ethical debates about post-coital contraception, therapeutic cloning, pre-implantation diagnosis, artificial reproduction, embryo research and cloning. The issue, which has profound implications for medical […]
Groundbreaking pro-life march planned for Durban
Christian groups marching for ‘personhood’ Between 1 000 and 2 000 people are expected to take part in a pro-life march in Phoenix, Durban on Sunday, February 10. The march will be the first time in South Africa that a united front of Christian groups will focus on ‘personhood’ […]