Are preborn babies human beings? What is partial-birth abortion? Do I have the right to choose when I die? Should I support stem-cell research? Christians often face these difficult questions, but may be unsure how to respond.
A new, downloadable Sanctity of Human Life handbook created by Focus on the Family offers 52 pages of insight on a broad range of life issues from the single-cell stage to natural death.
The first section of the handbook addresses beginning-of-life issues, including abortion, fetal development, the morning-after pill, alternatives to abortion and human cloning. The second part is devoted to end-of-life issues, such as physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia and advance medical directives.
One page in the book is dedicated to abortion statistics. Carrie Gordon Earll, senior bioethics analyst for Focus on the Family Action, said the statistics reported in the handbook and in the media showing that abortion is down are great news, but they may not be completely accurate.
“These numbers may be deceiving, as several states did not file a report, including California, which is a leader in the number of abortions in the nation,” Earll said. “Without mandatory state reporting, we really have no way of knowing the true number of abortions committed each year in this country."
Earll encourages people to download the free handbook.
“Many pro-life citizens want to be better equipped to defend the value of human life, but don't have the time to sift through mountains of data to collect the best and most reliable information to use,” Earll said. “Focus on the Family has done that for you, and the result is the Sanctity of Human Life handbook.”
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Download the free Sanctity of Human Life Handbook.
