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Jun 6, 2023 · What does the Bible say about Abortion? Throughout Scripture, God affirms the value of every human life—from children in the womb to the elderly. Learn more about the biblical references to ideas relating to abortion.
The Bible does not speak of abortion. Not once. Ever. Some people have read passages like the Psalmist’s song of praise, “For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb,” to suggest that from the instant of fertilization, a zygote is a full person.
Oct 8, 2024 · In the days since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some Christians have cited the Bible to argue why this decision should either be celebrated or lamented. But here’s the problem: This...
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Abortions were known and practiced in biblical times, although the methods differed significantly from modern ones. The second-century Greek physician Soranus, for example, recommended fasting, bloodletting, vigorous jumping and carrying heavy loads as ways to end a pregnancy. Soranus’ treatise on gynecologyacknowledged different schools of thought...
The absence of an explicit reference to abortion, however, has not stopped its opponents or proponents from looking to the Bible for support of their positions. Abortion opponents turn to several biblical texts that, taken together, seem to suggest that human life has value before birth. For example, the Bible opens by describing the creation of hu...
In the response to the Supreme Court’s decision, Christians on both sides of the partisan divide have appealed to any number of texts to assert that their particular brand of politics is biblically backed. However, if they claim the Bible specifically condemns or approves of abortion, they are skewing the textual evidence to fit their position. Of ...
Dec 28, 2011 · Noting that the biblical passages most cited against abortion all have other glosses (Deuteronomy 30:19; Psalm 139:13-16; Luke 1:14-42), Balmer holds that squeezing anti-abortion interpretations ...
While each person’s involvement in this calling may differ, apathy and inaction about the atrocity of abortion is unloving and counter to the Christian mission. We also affirm that God’s grace applies to those who have chosen to have an abortion as well as to those who have enabled them.
Apr 4, 2023 · While a comprehensive consideration of positive Biblical evidence against abortion is beyond the scope of this article, I have at least demonstrated that the most promising evidence from the Hebrew Bible in favor of a lesser moral status for unborn human beings is not at all persuasive.
