Sanctity of Life
When Does Life Begin?
Many say life begins at conception. Others argue strongly that life does not start until implantation in the womb. Still others say that human life begins only when the umbilical cord is cut, making the newborn child an independent agent. How is fact separated from opinion?
Is Killing Morally Wrong?
Bioethicists Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Franklin Miller state, “If killing were wrong just because it is causing death or the loss of life, then the same principle would apply with the same strength to pulling weeds out of a garden. If it is not immoral to weed a garden, then life as such cannot really be sacred, and killing as such cannot be morally wrong.”
Stem Cell Research
Many involved with the research of embryonic stem cells do not believe a new person begins at conception or don’t care. Embryonic stem cells are viewed as property, not people. Harvesting ESCs kills the embryo.
Kill a Handicapped Child?
On the BBC-TV’s Sunday Morning Live, advice columnist Virginia Ironside surprised viewers by saying, “If a baby’s going to be born severely disabled or totally unwanted, surely an abortion is the act of a loving mother. . . . If I were the mother of a suffering child I would be the first to want to put a pillow over its face.”
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Sanctity of Life Topics
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Abortion
Does life begin at the moment of conception or sometime later? Properly answering this question can mean the difference between life and death.
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Answering Abortion Arguments
In this series, we take several pro-abortion arguments that have been circulating on social media and examine them in the light of Scripture.
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Are Humans Animals?
Is mankind something special, made in the image of God, or are humans just higher animals, the descendants of an ape-like ancestor?
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Cloning
A clone is a genetically identical copy of a living organism. What about cloning humans? Should Christians view the cloning of animals differently than humans?
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Eugenics
Eugenics, the sterilization of those considered “unfit,” is the logical conclusion when applying the principles of survival-of-the-fittest Darwinian evolution.
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Euthanasia
What is euthanasia, and what does the Bible teach about it? Is euthanasia ever the right choice?
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Mass Shootings
Tragically, the news is often busy reporting another mass shooting at a school, mall, or even a church. What causes these man-made disasters?
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Prenatal Development: Life of an Unborn Baby
A stage-by-stage overview of the development of an unborn human being, beginning with fertilization and ending at birth.
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Stem Cells
Do the potential benefits of embryonic stem cell research justify the destruction of human life? Or is there a viable alternative?
News About Sanctity of Life
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July 3, 2025 from Ken Ham Blog
Can a Christian support euthanasia (assisted suicide)?
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April 24, 2025 from Ken Ham Blog
What do humans owe “cluster[s] of cells”—the tiny babies we create in laboratories around the world?
Articles About Sanctity of Life
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July 21, 2024 from Answers Magazine
When it comes to people with disabilities, Christians need to rethink what it means to be “fearfully and wonderfully made.”
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July 7, 2024 from Answers Magazine
Developmental biology is one of the most awesome biological disciplines to display the glory of God and the immeasurable value of human life.
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April 14, 2024 from Answers Magazine
You’ve had an abortion. You’ve worked in an abortion clinic. You were the abortion doctor. Whatever the case, you might wonder if God can forgive you.
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Feb. 5, 2024 from Ken Ham Blog
If this future “baby doctor” (OBGYN) can’t kill babies—all the way up to full term—she says she won’t stay in the state and practice medicine.
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Sept. 1, 2023 from Answers in Depth
What help and hope can we offer to family members and friends who seek death by suicide? Why and how must we promote life? We turn to the Bible for answers.
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April 1, 2023 from Answers Magazine
As the secularized culture attempts to strip healthcare of religion, let us commit to Christlike compassion.
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Jan. 31, 2023 from Answers in Depth
Only a biblical worldview gives a solid foundation for defending the unborn.
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Jan. 25, 2023 from Answers in Depth
If humans do not uniquely bear God’s image, are we uniquely valuable?
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Jan. 1, 2023 from Answers Magazine
We can learn vital lessons on the value of life from those with special needs.
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Sept. 27, 2022 from Answering Abortion Arguments
How can some people argue that the Bible explicitly teaches life doesn’t begin until after birth, when the baby takes his or her first breath of air?
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Aug. 23, 2022 from Answering Abortion Arguments
How should pro-life people think about disabled and dying babies?
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Aug. 2, 2022 from Answering Abortion Arguments
With the recent reversal of Roe v. Wade, some have predicated higher crime rates in 15–20 years. Should we expect this to happen?
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July 26, 2022 from Answering Abortion Arguments
What is the biblical response to complicated medical situations in pregnancy?
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July 23, 2022 from Answering Abortion Arguments
Is abortion a moral choice in horrific cases such as rape, incest, and abuse?
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July 9, 2022 from Answering Abortion Arguments
A viral Facebook post highlights several instances where a woman might seek an abortion. We respond.
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May 13, 2022 from Answering Abortion Arguments
One argument that has surfaced in the pro-abortion camp is the unborn baby in the womb is merely a parasite, taking what it needs at the expense of the mother.
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Jan. 28, 2022 from Prenatal Development: Life of an Unborn Baby
A baby is usually born during gestational weeks 38–40 amid many complex and miraculous developmental changes to the baby . . . and the mother.
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Jan. 26, 2022 from Prenatal Development: Life of an Unborn Baby
How the unborn baby develops in the last stage of pregnancy, is protected by the mother’s immune system, and is nourished by the placenta until birth
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Jan. 22, 2022 from Prenatal Development: Life of an Unborn Baby
Hair becomes visible, lungs continue to form, and most babies can live outside the womb with significant care in this week of life in an unborn child.
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Jan. 18, 2022 from Prenatal Development: Life of an Unborn Baby
What we know about an unborn baby’s head, body, skin, hair, weight, hearing, and movement 21 weeks after fertilization.
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Jan. 14, 2022 from Prenatal Development: Life of an Unborn Baby
At the halfway point of the pregnancy, the baby’s sex is visible by ultrasound and he or she is at least partially protected from murder in the womb.
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Jan. 12, 2022 from Prenatal Development: Life of an Unborn Baby
At 11 weeks, the unborn baby is only about 1.6 inches and is already moving and kicking, demonstrating amazing and rapid development in the womb.
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Jan. 9, 2022 from Prenatal Development: Life of an Unborn Baby
By nine weeks of life (11 weeks gestational age), a baby has developed arms and legs (with individual fingers and toes), which he or she can begin to move.
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Jan. 5, 2022 from Prenatal Development: Life of an Unborn Baby
At eight weeks gestation, the baby is growing more noticeably and has developed a sense of touch–a sign of intricate design and the blessing of a new life.
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Dec. 28, 2021 from Prenatal Development: Life of an Unborn Baby
The human embryo begins to show intricate features, including a regular heart rhythm on day 28 of development that points to the careful design of a Creator.
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Dec. 22, 2021 from Prenatal Development: Life of an Unborn Baby
At less than 0.5 cm long, the tiny baby is growing rapidly and has three “layers,” which are the groundwork for further development.
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