On June 24th, 2022 the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision which enshrined the right to an abortion was overturned by a 6-3 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. With all the swirling conversation on this topic, why should we speak out against abortion and why is it is imperative that Christians understand the sanctity of life and the common arguments against the life of the unborn child? Gabe and Riley discuss.
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The Atlantic: “Science is Giving the Pro-Life Movement a Boost”: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/01/pro-life-pro-science/549308/
British Journal of Medical Ethics: “Reconsidering fetal pain”: https://jme.bmj.com/content/46/1/3
Patrick Tomlinson Twitter Thread on “Fertility Clinic Problem": https://twitter.com/stealthygeek/status/920085535984668672?lang=en
The Federalist: “No, Saving a Child Instead of Embryos Does Not Negate Pro-Life Position”: https://thefederalist.com/2017/10/18/no-saving-child-instead-embryos-burning-building-not-negate-pro-life-position/
Guttmacher Institute: “Reasons U.S. Women Have Abortions: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives”: https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/article_files/3711005.pdf
Analysis of the Study Above: https://abort73.com/abortion_facts/us_abortion_statistics/
Ana Kasparian Clip: https://twitter.com/theyoungturks/status/1521623073132138496?lang=en
The Gospel Coalition: “Whole-Life Objectives Harm the Pro-Life Cause”: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/whole-life-harm-pro-life/
Washington Post: “Analysis | Planned Parenthood’s false stat: ‘Thousands’ of women died every year before Roe”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/29/planned-parenthoods-false-stat-thousands-women-died-every-year-before-roe/
CDC Statistics on Abortion in the US: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/ss/ss7009a1.htm
Crossway: “Resources Related to Abortion and the Sanctity of Life”: https://www.crossway.org/articles/resources-related-to-abortion-and-the-sanctity-of-life/
