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In the Category: Practical

#3 What is the difference between abolition and pro-life? The pro-life movement seeks to regulate abortion. Abolition calls for it to end immediately and completely. Pro-life legislation usually allows abortion in some cases or only prior to certain stages o...
#7 Should abortion be punished by law? Yes. A just government must punish those who take innocent life (Romans 13:3–4). Equal justice under the law requires that abortion be treated as homicide. Abortion is not a private medical choice—it...
#9 How should the church engage abortion culture? The church must speak clearly and boldly. Silence in the face of evil is sin (Proverbs 24:11–12). Pastors should preach the truth about abortion and call for repentance (2 Timothy 4:2). Believers shou...
#11 How should we care for post-abortive women? Women who have had abortions need both truth and grace. We must never lessen the evil of what abortion is. To do so would dishonor God and offer false comfort. Abortion is the taking of an innocent li...
#14 Why should men speak out against abortion? Men are called to protect, lead, and defend the innocent (Proverbs 24:11–12; Micah 6:8). Silence in the face of injustice is cowardice (James 4:17). Abortion persists partly because men have abdicated...
#15 What role should civil government play in ending abortion? Civil government exists to punish evil and protect the innocent (Romans 13:3–4). Allowing abortion is rebellion against God’s authority. Rulers are God’s servants for good. When they approve of killin...
#17 How should Christians think about IVF embryos that remain frozen? Christians should view frozen IVF embryos as living human beings deserving of protection, not as property or biological material. Scripture teaches that human life begins at conception (Psalm 139:13–1...
#18 Does Scripture allow for delaying pregnancy through natural family planning? Scripture does not forbid careful timing or spacing of children through natural observation, when done with humility and right motives. Scripture does forbid any attempt to prevent or end life through...
#19 What medical evidence shows life-saving care for ectopic pregnancies differs from abortion? Medical evidence clearly distinguishes life-saving care for ectopic pregnancies from abortion. An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a human embryo implants outside the uterus—most often in a fallopian tub...
#20 How can churches support women with high-risk pregnancies? The church should bear burdens practically (Galatians 6:2): meals, transport, childcare, housing, medical costs. By pairing families with deacons for ongoing care, churches provide a place where mothe...
#22 What does the Bible teach about fathers protecting preborn children? Fathers are charged to protect and provide (Ephesians 6:4; 1 Timothy 5:8). Scripture calls men to defend the weak (Psalm 82:3) and to love their wives as Christ loves the church (Ephesians 5:25). Allo...
#23 Should civil magistrates prosecute abortion pill distribution? Yes. Magistrates must punish those who shed innocent blood and those who aid it (Proverbs 24:11-12; Romans 13:4). Abortion pills are instruments of murder. Just laws must ban their distribution, inter...
#26 Is permanent sterilization an acceptable Christian response to family planning? God calls children a blessing (Psalm 127:3-5). Sterilization chosen to shut the door on future children rejects that gift without biblical warrant. Except for rare, grave medical necessity, it reflect...
#28 What protections do post-Roe states provide for mothers? Many states wrongly shield mothers from prosecution and allow chemical abortion trafficking, leaving children unprotected. True justice offers equal protection for child and mother: bans on abortion,...
#30 What is the church's role in post-abortion discipleship for men? Men who participated in abortion need conviction, repentance, and restoration. Churches must preach law and gospel, call sin what it is, and offer Christ's full forgiveness (Isaiah 1:18). Assign matur...

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