“Abortion is not a new discovery of modern technology but was practiced extensively in the ancient world. In mythological cultures, a child is valued only insofar as it contributes to the well-being of the family and the community. He or she has no intrinsic value or individual rights, concepts not evident in nature alone.” Gene […]
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Gene Edward Veith, Jr.
“On the issue of abortion, orthodox Christians hold to the commandment, ‘Thou shalt not kill.’ This is an absolute, from which we infer the principle of the sanctity of life. We then can make use of scientific evidence in showing that the fetus is a living, feeling, even thinking human organism. That human beings of […]
John Newton
“Unnatural lusts, and the want of natural affection toward their offspring, are abominations not to be found among the brute creation. What shall we say of mothers destroying their children with their own hands, or of the horrid act of self-murder! Men are worse than beasts likewise in their obstinacy; they will not be warned.” […]