Bioethics

“This is an ethical dilemma that pro-life Christians have wrestled through long before the coronavirus.

“Although still largely unknown by the general public, CRISPR/Cas9 has the potential to be one of the most influential technologies developed in the 21st century.” - TGC

“Doctors administered a CRISPR cancer treatment in November and have used the method against sickle cell disease, HIV, and inherited forms of blindness. But the technology has sparked controversy, too. Experts around the world criticized Chinese scientist He Jiankui in 2018 when he revealed he used it to try to give the first gene-edited babies resistance to the AIDS virus.” - WORLD

“…the prospect of a conservative, pro-life Supreme Court has thrown pro-abortion liberals into a panic. In the hours after Justice Ginsburg’s death, record donations poured into the Democratic party, to the tune of $71 million. Both the pro-abortion and the anti-abortion sides are describing the Supreme Court vacancy as pivotal to their cause.” - Veith

“It’s true that at one point the Southern Baptists passed a resolution in support of abortion. But that was an aberration–quickly reversed–from a consistent pro-life position from the very beginnings of Christianity, through the Middle Ages, through the Reformation, through the early modern period, through the 19th century, through the 20th century, and up until today.” - Veith

“…if you’re pro-life, the encouraging reality is those things that matter most—your relationships and your local political community—are the things over which you have the most influence. The things that matter the least—the presidency and national politics—are those things most removed from your daily life.” - David French

“The reasons for the omission are perhaps understandable. For one thing, the report’s introduction notes that the commissioners ‘are not of one mind on many issues where there are conflicting interpretations of human rights claims,’ including abortion.

“Lawmakers in Nebraska broke a filibuster on Wednesday to move forward a bill protecting babies from dismemberment abortions. Most abortions after the first trimester use ‘dilation and evacuation,’ or pulling babies from the womb limb by limb.” - WORLD

California Family Council “and other pro-family groups distributed copies of Wall Street Journal reporter Abigail Shrier’s new book, Irreversible Damage, to state lawmakers on the committee.” - WORLD

“The letter was sent barely two weeks after a federal judge halted during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic the FDA’s requirement the pill may only be dispensed in a medical setting, such as a hospital or clinic.” - BPNews