As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Our modern Promethean aspirations are not merely marked by Frankenstein’s desire to play God in the creation of life. We have taken on the role of God in the bringing of death as well.” - Carl Trueman
“Many who are rightly disappointed in this shift have suggested that perhaps it was futile for Christians to get involved in politics at all…. this kind of detachment ignores the good that can be done and that has been done for the cause of life.” - Baptist Press
“Christian ethics, while upholding the value of life, also consider the context and conditions under which life is sustained. The critical distinction between allowing natural death and actively causing death informs the Christian stance on life support.” - C.Leaders
“the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act applies on its face to all unborn children, without limitation.” - TGC
“The nation’s Fourth Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying discloses that there were 13,241 euthanasia deaths in 2022 alone.” - Daily Citizen
“Rape is so horrible that we easily transfer our horror to the wrong object. We must not impose the ugliness of rape or incest upon either the innocent woman or the innocent child.” - Randy Alcorn
“The theory of deontology says that humans are morally obligated to act in accordance with a certain set of principles and rules regardless of outcome.” - Word by Word
“Vermont and Oregon became the first states to drop the requirement that people who receive a lethal prescription must be citizens of the state, thereby sanctioning what has been described as ‘suicide tourism.’ Washington and Hawaii expanded those eligible to prescribe a fatal dose from physicians to other health-care professionals.” - BPNews
“As of March 17, 2021, the rules governing Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) law were loosened even further….one need not be terminally ill to request MAID.” - World
Related: The “Face of Assisted Death in Canada” - Breakpoint
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