"An evangelical church is suing the state of Washington over a new law requiring employers to cover abortion in insurance plans if those policies also cover maternity." - BP News
"...because of the On-demand Alternatives to Abortion System, a tool which counters Planned Parenthood’s advertising efforts, an ad now pops up for the nearest pro-life clinic." - W. Examiner
"A church filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the state of Washington over a new law that forces it to cover abortions in its health care plans. ...It has no religious exemptions." - Christian Headlines
"The bill provides an exception for medical emergencies that may require an abortion. ... the person who discovers the heartbeat must '[r]ecord in the pregnant woman’s medical record the estimated gestational age of the fetus,' record various details of the fetal heartbeat test, and '[o]ffer to the pregnant woman, either in person or by telephone, the results of the ultrasound, including if a fetal heartbeat is detected.'” - Jurist
"As Girl Scout cookies season comes to a close, parents should be aware that the organization does not exactly have family-friendly values at its heart." - Daily Wire
"A final vote has approved legislation to ban aborting babies with Down syndrome in Utah. With the legislature’s approval, the bill has been cleared to be sent to pro-life Gov. Gary Herbert to be signed into law." - Christian Headlines
Read the rest of the series.
In the first two installments, we discussed some presuppositions that the pro-abortion and pro-life perspectives bring to this issue, and we saw what the activists in our secular culture are saying about abortion. We especially noted their attempts to normalize abortion to their target audience. Now, in this last installment, we consider what the Bible says about unborn children.
The Bible isn’t a medical textbook, and none of these passages are specifically about abortion, but they each speak to the sanctity of unborn children’s lives. As we discuss these passages, consider:
In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb.
"...among Democrats under the age of 45, the shift was even more significant: According to Marist, 28 percent of them said they were pro-life last month. Now, almost as many young Democrats identify as pro-life as pro-choice." - National Review
