Category: Ethics
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Major step forward for pro-life movement as Iowa passes heartbeat bill
Yesterday, Iowa governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law that will ban most abortions in that state. The law, which passed the Iowa house 51-46 . The new law will ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected (roughly six weeks into gestation). This is the most restrictive abortion law on the books…
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Alfie Evans and the value of human life
Alfie Evans is a British baby who is fighting for his life with a rare medical condition. There is a hospital in Italy that will treat the child. Italy has arranged to transport the child from Britain. But British courts are disallowing this. Instead, they’re scaling back treatment on Alfie which will result in his…
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Courts continue to rule against British baby: Alfie Evans fights for life.
Alfie Evans is a 23 month old British baby who has a rare neurological condition. He is in a semi-vegetative state. Machines have been keeping the baby alive. Courts have ruled that the treatment must be discontinued, even though there is an Italian hospital which has offered to attempt treatments for him. Alfie has been…
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Are evangelicals making a mistake on abortion laws?
I’m pro-life. I believe life begins at conception. At the moment of conception, a fertilized ova is genetically distinct from both of the parents. My home state, Ohio, has a proposed bill that would totally ban abortion. The nation is roughly evenly split on being pro-life vs pro choice. There is also a lot of…
Josh Benner 