Questions & Answers

#31 Does emergency contraception act as an abortifacient? Many “emergency” pills thin the uterine lining and prevent implantation. If they can expel or starve a conceived child, they are abortifacient and violate “you shall not murder” (Exodus 20:13). Christ...
#32 How should lawmakers respond to abortion tourism? Magistrates bear the sword to punish evil (Romans 13:4). They must criminalize abortion within their jurisdiction, bar facilitation of out-of-state killings, and prosecute pill trafficking. No sanctua...
#33 What are ethical alternatives to IVF for infertile couples? Use means that honor the personhood of every child: medical care that heals underlying infertility without creating embryos outside of the womb or excess embryos, or that brings unnecessary risk to yo...
#34 How can pastors counsel survivors of coerced abortion? Pastors must approach this issue with both truth and tenderness—refusing to flatten the moral reality of abortion while also recognizing the real suffering many women have endured. 1. Start with caref...
#35 What does church history teach about abortion in the early centuries? The early church uniformly condemned abortion. The Didache called it murder; Athanasius, Tertullian, and Basil spoke likewise. Believers rescued exposed infants and opposed child-killing as a fruit of...
#36 Should Christians support fetal heartbeat legislation? Heartbeat bills imply that life is protectable only after detection, leaving younger children unprotected. Additionally, these bills normally exempt mothers from any wrongdoing. God forbids partiality...
#37 How do chemical abortions impact women's health? Like all sin, chemical abortions (mifepristone/misoprostol) are bad for the sinner as well as the one sinned against. By starving your child to death, then expelling him or her, you naturally incur co...
#38 What does Proverbs teach about rescuing preborn neighbors? Proverbs 24:11-12 commands us to rescue those being taken away to death. God sees when we shrink back. Wisdom demands active intervention—pleading, legislating justly, offering support, and risking co...
#39 How can deacons organize mercy ministry for single mothers? Deacons can organize mercy ministry for single mothers by meeting their physical and spiritual needs through coordinated, gospel-centered care. They should first assess needs within the church, mobili...
#40 What scriptures address the value of children conceived in rape? Scripture affirms every child as God's handiwork (Psalm 139:13-16). The child is not punished for the father's sin (Ezekiel 18:20). Christ welcomed little ones without distinction (Mark 10:14). Justic...
#41 What legal strategies end abortion without exceptions? Pass abolition bills that establish equal protection from conception, criminalize all intentional killing of preborn children, and remove immunity that treats mothers or abortionists differently. Reje...
#42 How can Christians discern pro-life legislation that compromises justice? Ask: Does this legislation protect every child from conception without exception? Does the bill outlaw all abortion as murder and require equal justice (Proverbs 24:11–12; Romans 13:3–4)? Does the bil...
#43 What steps should fathers take when mothers consider abortion? Repent of passivity; lovingly plead for the child's life; provide tangible support and protection; involve church shepherds; seek just legal recourse if needed. Fathers must reflect Christ's sacrifici...
#44 Does a detectable heartbeat prove personhood scientifically and biblically? Heartbeat detection simply reveals what God made at conception: a human person (Psalm 139:13–16). Personhood does not begin with a detectable pulse; life begins when God knits the child together at co...
#45 How do we answer claims that abortion is healthcare? We answer that claim by going back to the truth about what abortion is . Scripture and reason both reveal that abortion is the intentional killing of an innocent human being . No act that deliberately...

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