Every human life, from conception to natural death, is inherently valuable and deserving of protection. Life begins at conception, as this marks the start of a unique human organism with its own DNA, potential, and future.
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- We’re in part 3 of our Kingdom Politics series.
- Today we’ll answer the question: Q. What Does the Bible Say about Abortion?
- This is an emotionally charged topic
- Maybe some of you want to swipe up, put up walls, run away
- Because you have personal hurts around this topic
- Or because you just want to stick your head in the sand
- I encourage you to resist that temptation
- There’s something here for everyone
- I’ll try to speak the truth in love…
- Such an important topic that I’ve written this episode twice
- I want to make sure I get it right, which means I need to make sure I understand the opposing view
- Why are so many people in favor of this? Even some Christians?
- Let’s start with…
The Pro-Choice Argument
See the argument for and against pro-life | Lex Fridman Podcast
- Pro-Choice Argument #1: Bodily Autonomy - A fundamental principle of human rights is that individuals have the right to control their own bodies. Pregnancy profoundly affects a person's body, health, and life, and no one should be compelled to undergo it against their will.
- Pro-Choice Argument #2: Gender Equality - Denying access to abortion disproportionately affects women and those who can become pregnant, limiting their ability to participate equally in society by controlling their reproductive choices and futures.
- Pregnancy changes women in a way that it cannot change men, so it’s a form of sex discrimination to make women go through with an unwanted pregnancy.
- From an article by a Christian Latina Mom: “Yes, the anti abortion movement has its lens focused solely on birth, but I think they've lost Jesus in the process. How are we protecting all God's creatures beyond gestation? What is being done to help people out of poverty? When will we get mandated paid parental leave? When will we stop aiding wars that lead to the death of many innocent people? When will our maternal health system be fixed so women, especially Black women, don't have to worry about whether or not they are going to survive childbirth in this country? This fight is not about "protecting life" it is about control — controlling women, to be exact. And that's a fight I cannot get behind. I think God understands that and loves me just the same.”
- History lesson: In the United States, eugenic...
