A Law to Protect Abortion Survivors Shouldn’t Be Necessary, but It Is
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“…on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act hearings that happened this week.” - Russel Moore
As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“…on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act hearings that happened this week.” - Russel Moore
“Josiah Presley, one of the abortion survivors featured in a 30-second ad that Fox Sports chose not to run during the Super Bowl, is a Criswell College graduate and a youth pastor at Galloway Avenue Baptist Church in Mesquite, Texas.” - BPNews
Reposted from The Cripplegate.
In many ways, the modern abortion movement in the United States has historical continuity within American culture. The same culture that promoted chattel slavery is still thriving, only now it is trafficking in the murder of the unborn. It really is astonishing how similar the pro-slavery argument is with the pro-abortion argument.
Consider that United States was ironically founded with an affirmation that liberty and human freedom come from God:
“Yesterday Virginia’s senate narrowly repealed laws regulating abortion in the state. While only affecting Virginia, their action has nation-wide implications because it exposes the lie at the heart of the pro-choice movement—namely that being pro-choice is about being pro-woman.” - Jesse Johnson
“Since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion in the United States, Christianity Today has featured many articles arguing for the sanctity of human life and examining how Christians can respond. Here’s a selection of some of our key articles on this topic over the decades.”
“What women may refuse to disclose to researchers at a clinic, they’re confessing in Bible studies decades later.” - Christianity Today
“In Colorado, thousands attended the ‘Celebrate Life’ march to rally against late-term abortions… .approximately 9,000 people appeared in Chicago to protest their beliefs in the ‘March for Life Chicago.’ In 2014, only 1,000 showed to the event. This year’s theme was “Life empowers: Pro-life is Pro-Woman.’” - Christian Headlines
The Jan. 2 brief asks the Supreme Court to uphold a 2014 Louisiana law that requires abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic. The court will hear oral arguments March 2. - Christian Headlines
“A law requiring an abortion doctor to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital should be upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court as the ‘legitimate interest’ of a state in protecting the lives and health of women, the Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity told the justices.” - BPNews
“Currently, in Massachusetts, abortion is legal until the age of fetal viability…. This new legislation, known as the “Roe Act,” would extend abortion access past 24 weeks gestation. The bill defines “health” very broadly” - Faithwire
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