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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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?
Articles About Sanctity of Life
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March 24, 2026 from Ken Ham Blog
After an “emotionally-charged final debate,” a bill that would have legalized assisted dying for “terminally-ill, mentally competent adults” was defeated 69–57.
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March 16, 2026 from Ken Ham Blog
A tribal rights lawyer recently defended a bill introduced in Minnesota that would add wild rice as a state grain.
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Jan. 22, 2026 from Ken Ham Blog
The overturn of Roe has been rightly celebrated as a great victory for the pro-life cause—but it’s not a ban on abortion.
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Jan. 8, 2026 from Ken Ham Blog
Have you ever stopped to think about the wonder of life in the womb? It’s really quite amazing.
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Dec. 18, 2025 from Ken Ham Blog
New data suggests IVF embryo deaths now exceed abortion totals, meaning abortion is no longer the leading cause of death in the US.
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Nov. 24, 2025 from Ken Ham Blog
A Texas family named their baby Reid Owen Edwards—whose initials intentionally spell R.O.E. of Roe v. Wade fame.
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Sept. 8, 2025 from Ken Ham Blog
A woman who conceived quintuplets was urged by family, friends, and doctors to “reduce” the number of babies for her health and the surviving babies’ wellbeing.
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Aug. 28, 2025 from Ken Ham Blog
In late July, Indiana’s first successful in-utero spina bifida surgery was celebrated—until shocking details about the doctor and hospital were discovered.
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Aug. 24, 2025 from Answers Magazine
Our unsatisfied yearnings remind us that things are not always as they should be, but our grief can help us grow.
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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?
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March 10, 2025 from Ken Ham Blog
If you now search abortion on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website, you will be prompted to “try also: adoption.”
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March 4, 2025 from Ken Ham Blog
A 74-year-old Scottish woman was arrested for silently standing outside the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with a sign.
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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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June 13, 2024 from Ken Ham Blog
Many people think that it’s perfectly acceptable to allow for the abortion of disabled children in the womb simply because of their disability.
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May 6, 2024 from Ken Ham Blog
A recent news item looked at IVF, abortion, and eugenics in connection with the recent Alabama Supreme Court case.
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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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March 18, 2024 from Ken Ham Blog
France has written the “right” to an abortion (really the killing—murder—of innocent babies made in the image of God) into their constitution.
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