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.”

Sanctity of Life Topics

Abortion

Does life begin at the moment of conception or sometime later? Properly answering this question can mean the difference between life and death.

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?

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?

Eugenics

Eugenics, the sterilization of those considered “unfit,” is the logical conclusion when applying the principles of survival-of-the-fittest Darwinian evolution.

Euthanasia

What is euthanasia, and what does the Bible teach about it? Is euthanasia ever the right choice?

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?

Stem Cells

Do the potential benefits of embryonic stem cell research justify the destruction of human life? Or is there a viable alternative?

Articles About Sanctity of Life

Christians and Suicide Prevention

Sept. 9, 2016

Though the Bible never explicitly commands, “Thou shalt not commit suicide,” it talks repeatedly about life and how we can best live it.

Magazine Article

Human Trafficking

July 29, 2016 from Answers Magazine

Such repulsive slavery is a consequence of our fallen world, a vile distortion of God’s plan for human relationships.

Book Chapter

When Does Life Begin?

June 29, 2016 from The New Answers Book 2

When does human life begin? This question has confounded individuals and divided our society.

The Results of Evolution

Jan. 19, 2016

Christians are often confronted with the claim that “evolution will help society become better.”

Magazine Article

God’s Image—The Difference Maker

Nov. 29, 2015 from Answers Magazine

Are we just another animal?

Magazine Department Article

When Killing Is Not Murder

July 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine

Magazine Article

Is Capital Punishment for Today?

Dec. 28, 2014 from Answers Magazine

The death penalty is a barbaric relic of the past, according to our enlightened age. Is capital punishment for today? . . . Genesis has the answer.

Magazine Department Article

The Costly Exercise of Religion

July 1, 2014 from Answers Magazine

The government is actually arguing that Americans forfeit our religious freedom when we choose to open a business.

“I Can Make a Baby”—and Kill That Baby!

May 8, 2014

A heart-wrenching video has brought the abortion issue into the spotlight once again—not just in the USA, but in news outlets around the world.

Shocking Pro-Abortion Video

May 7, 2014

The media has been reporting on a shocking pro-abortion video that is going viral. This video is unique in that Emily Letts recorded herself undergoing an abortion.

Magazine Department Article

Fearfully & Wonderfully Made

Jan. 19, 2014 from Answers Magazine

We should integrate God’s Word into every area of our conversations—one-on-one, at local crisis centers, in peaceful protests, and ultimately in our efforts to change laws.

Autistic Teen Targeted in Venomous Letter

Aug. 24, 2013 from News to Know

Attack on this autistic child was the natural fruit of “pro-choice” and evolutionary worldviews

Magazine Department Article

Simple Answers

July 28, 2013 from Answers Magazine

When it comes to social causes like abortion, young evangelicals are ditching old arguments as too simplistic. Does Genesis really have anything significant to say on such matters?

When Does Life Begin?

June 24, 2013

Do you want biblical and medical answers to the question of when life truly begins? Watch this powerful pro-life video by Dr. Tommy Mitchell.

Magazine Department Article

Value of Human Life DVDs—Created in His Image

July 1, 2012 from Answers Magazine

These new DVDs equip Christians with biblical insights to speak out intelligently on life issues.

Really Most Sincerely Dead

Feb. 4, 2012 from News to Know

Killing weeds, killing people—what’s the difference?

Feedback Article

Flesh and Blood

Oct. 14, 2011 from Feedback

If the life of the flesh is in the blood, why do we say life begins before there is blood? And what about twins?

Feedback Article

Embryo Protection

July 22, 2011 from Feedback

It’s good to learn about ourselves and the world, but we must take care to preserve human life in the process. Can we observe embryo development without causing harm? Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell explains.

Kill a Handicapped Child?

Oct. 9, 2010

An advice columnist in the UK says that a good mother would kill a handicapped child rather than force it to live in suffering.

Feedback Article

Weaved Together in the Womb?

April 16, 2010 from Feedback

Is the NIV version of the Bible wrong to say that we are “knit” together in the womb? Dr. Terry Mortenson and Dr. David Menton, AiG–U.S., examine the Hebrew and science.

Life is Winning

May 23, 2009 from News to Know

For the first time in Gallup polling history, more Americans identify themselves as “pro-life” than “pro-choice.”

Feedback Article

Created in the Very Image of God

Jan. 6, 2003 from Feedback

The evolutionary world-view requires that human life is indistinguishable from animals in terms of value. Hence the pro-abortion and pro-euthanasia subversion in the media and state schools.

Magazine Article

Is Your Baby a Person?

June 1, 1992, pp. 18–19

Can you believe it? It did finally happen! A court ruled that an unborn child was not a person.

Magazine Department Article

Human Without a Doubt

Oct. 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine

Many across the United States were shocked and revolted when investigative journalists began releasing videos made about the organization Planned Parenthood.