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Bygone Protests
Operation Rescue transforms clinic.
by John W. Kennedy
posted 08/28/2006 09:30 a.m.
Pharmacists with No Plan B
Freedom of conscience and 'reproductive rights' clash at the local drugstore.
by Nate Anderson
posted 08/18/2006 09:30 a.m.
Law or Free Market?
Pursuing morality in a pluralist society.
by Nate Anderson
posted 08/18/2006 09:30 a.m.
The Noesen Saga
Counting the cost of refusing a prescription.
by Nate Anderson
posted 08/18/2006 09:30 a.m.
Abortion Ban Exposes Competing Strategies
South Dakota hopes bill will topple Roe, but some pro-lifers lament the timing.
by Collin Hansen
posted 03/08/2006 10:00 a.m.
Abortion Foes Say Ruling Removes 'Cloud' From Protests
Supreme Court says racketeering laws don't apply to pro-life demonstrations.
by Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service
posted 03/01/2006 09:00 a.m.
Living Sacrifices
Life is about more than minimizing pain and maximizing pleasure.
by Stan Guthrie
posted 01/27/2006 09:45 a.m.
Supreme Court Upholds Oregon's Suicide Law
Says federal law regulates illicit drug dealing and trafficking, not "medicine."
by Ted Olsen
posted 01/17/2006 12:45 p.m.
Reaction to Oregon v. Gonzalez
posted 01/17/2006 02:00 p.m.
What prolife groups are saying about the assisted suicide case.
It's Okay to Be Against Suicide
The temptation to evade moral pronouncements is ever with us.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 11/30/2005 09:15 a.m.
Life Matters
Bioethics in Narnia?
C. S. Lewis was way ahead of the curve.
by Nigel M. de S. Cameron
posted 11/30/2005 09:15 a.m.
Life Matters
The Killing Fields of Holland: Next It's the Kids
From the Netherlands to California, from stem cells to nanotechnology, how we treat life matters.
by Nigel M. de S. Cameron
posted 11/09/2005 09:00 a.m.
A Hard Pill to Swallow
How the tiny tablet upset my soul.
by Agnieszka Tennant
posted 11/08/2005 09:00 a.m.
Justice for Life?
"Of course he's against abortion," says Alito's mom. But Roe is expected to stand—and some say that shouldn't be the focus anyway.
by Emily Louise Zimbrick
posted 11/04/2005 09:45 a.m.
Life Matters
The Great Stem Sell and Other Mistakes
What Americans really think about science: astonishing new polling data.
by Nigel M. de S. Cameron
posted 10/26/2005 09:00 a.m.
Go Figure
Recent stats on religious and non-religious politics, Russia's abortion rate, and views on evolution.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 10/26/2005 09:00 a.m.
Life Matters
Nations United on Bioethics
But is anybody in the West reading the new declaration?
by Nigel M. de S. Cameron
posted 10/19/2005 09:00 a.m.
The $65,000 Question
And the answer my autistic grandson gives.
From a new book by Charles Colson with Harold Fickett
posted 10/14/2005 10:00 a.m.
Painful Choice
The debate on when the unborn feel pain heats up.
by Mark Stricherz
posted 10/12/2005 09:00 a.m.
Life Matters
Dr. Frist's Dilemma
The Majority Leader's contradictions mirror the opinions of the public at large.
by Nigel M. de S. Cameron
posted 10/11/2005 09:30 a.m.
Life Matters
Cloning Still Haunts California
Remember Prop. 71? Stem-cell research supporters hope voters don't remember the promises they made.
by Nigel M. de S. Cameron
posted 10/05/2005 09:00 a.m.
Live Patients & Dead Mice
The little-known story of the stem cells that actually work.
by David A. Prentice
posted 09/30/2005 09:00 a.m.
Ethics Interrupted
What does it mean when even embryonic stem-cell researchers have some qualms about their work?
by Christine A. Scheller
posted 09/29/2005 09:00 a.m.
Stemming the Embryonic Tide
Pro-lifers face a scientific and public relations juggernaut.
by Stan Guthrie with Agnieszka Tennant, Sheryl Henderson Blunt in Washington, and Rob James in the United Kingdom
posted 09/28/2005 09:00 a.m.
Life Matters
Leon Kass, a Bioethics Legend, Steps Down
The man who led the President's Council on Bioethics brought protests from the industry and directed groundbreaking studies.
by Nigel M. de S. Cameron
posted 09/21/2005 09:30 a.m.
Life Matters
A Manufactured Womb of One's Own
The commodification of children, and an admission of stem-cell hype.
by Nigel M. de S. Cameron
posted 09/08/2005 09:00 a.m.
Life Matters
The Stem-Cell Conspiracy
The Washington Post muddles a major breakthrough in adult stem-cell research, while the U.K. marches blindly on.
by Nigel M. de S. Cameron
posted 08/29/2005 03:30 p.m.
Life Matters
Britain Leads the (Wrong) Way
Embryos to be screened for cancer risk, "danger genes."
by Nigel M. de S. Cameron
posted 08/17/2005 09:30 a.m.
Life Matters
Brave New Puppy
Christian and pro-life groups say attack is supported by tax dollars.
by Nigel M. de S. Cameron
posted 08/10/2005 09:30 a.m.
Planned Parenthood Affiliate Quietly Removes Cartoon Advocating Violence Against Pro-lifers
Christian and pro-life groups say attack is supported by tax dollars.
by Rob Moll
posted 08/10/2005 09:30 a.m.
Dying Smart
Why your living will may not be good enough.
by Lindsey O'Connor
posted 08/03/2005 09:00 a.m.
How to Think the Unthinkable
The lessons of Herman Kahn.
Reviewed by Andrew Wilson
posted 08/02/2005 09:00 a.m.
IN PERSPECTIVE
Where Does Feminists for Life Fit in the Pro-life Community?
Group brings unique niche strategy to the movement.
by Rob Moll
posted 07/29/2005 09:30 a.m.
A More Perfect Society
Why I wouldn't want to live there.
by Angela Beise
posted 06/27/2005 09:30 a.m.
Dead Baby Sparks Suit
Mother claims infant was born alive.
by John W. Kennedy
posted 06/07/2005 09:30 a.m.
Prescription for Conflict
Pharmacists may have to put conscience on the shelf—or quit.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 06/01/2005 09:30 a.m.
Questions for Both Sides
Terri Schiavo prompted a national debate, but there's still much unresolved.
by Mark Galli
posted 05/02/2005 09:30 a.m.
The Culture of Me
Moral values are fostered by shared community values.
By David Neff
posted 05/02/2005 09:30 a.m.
Aborting the Disabled
A bill before the Senate hopes to better inform mothers about diagnosed disabilities, while a study confirms that women can feel pressured to terminate their pregnancy if tests find a disability.
by Rob Moll
posted 04/21/2005 09:00 a.m.
Rights Brained
Just arguing our liberties can blind us to our duties.
By Ted Olsen
posted 04/18/2005 09:00 a.m.
When to Pull a Feeding Tube
Leading bioethicist Gilbert Meilaender discusses the problems of withdrawing Terri Schiavo's lifeline.
by Jeff M. Sellers
posted 04/15/2005 09:30 a.m.
Is It Ever Okay to Pull a Feeding Tube?
"The governing ethical criteria are that it's inappropriate to intend someone's death."
An interview with Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity president John Kilner
posted 03/24/2005 03:00 p.m.
SPEAKING OUT
My Last Visit with Terri Schiavo
If only Terry could say 'I want to live,' this whole thing could be over, says a lawyer for the Schindlers.
by Barbara Weller, Baptist Press
posted 03/23/2005 12:00 p.m.
How Serious Are Democrats?
Making abortion rare will take more than words.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 03/16/2005 09:00 a.m.
Ashcroft's Revenge
Challenge to suicide law gets new life.
by RNS, CT staff
posted 03/16/2005 09:00 a.m.
Christianity Today News Briefs
Anti-homosexuality free speech, UK cloning, and a UN cloning ban.
by CT staff
posted 03/07/2005 09:30 a.m.
Stay of Execution
Judge allows Terri Schiavo to live a few days longer.
By John W. Kennedy
posted 02/24/2005 11:15 a.m.
Gender Is No Disease
Our children's sex is not something to be screened but gratefully received.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 01/25/2005 10:00 a.m.
Bitter Pill
FDA strengthens warning on RU-486.
by John W. Kennedy
posted 01/24/2005 10:00 a.m.
Christianity Today News Briefs
Iraqi churches under fire, appealing Oregon's assisted-suicide law, and Rwanda's theological school.
By CT staff
posted 12/21/2004 9:00 a.m.
Post-Election Education
Pro-lifers weigh options after Californians fund embryonic stem-cell research.
By John W. Kennedy
posted 12/01/04 09:30 a.m.
Quotation Marks
Recent quotes on Amish voters, Christian politics in Germany, book burning, and the UK's abortion scandal.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 11/10/04 9:00 a.m.
Why I Apologized to Planned Parenthood
My difficult unplanned pregnancy impelled me to show a little more grace.
By Jemila Monroe
posted 10/29/04 9:00 a.m.
It's Not About Stem Cells
Why we must clarify the debate over harvesting embryos.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 09/29/04 9:00 a.m.
California's Prop. 71 Stem-Cell 'Scam'
Supporters of cloning embryos for research have $11 million to convince state voters.
By Sheryl Henderson Blunt
posted 09/29/04 9:00 a.m.
Pro-Abortion Madness
The abortion lobby has abandoned its rationales amid pro-life gains.
By Ted Olsen
posted 08/18/04 9:30 a.m.
The Proposition 71 Stem Cell Scam
The biotech lobby is attempting to buy a law in California, Wesley J. Smith says.
Interview by Sheryl Henderson Blunt
posted 08/17/04 9:30 a.m.
Speaking Out: Life with Dignity
Let's not be too eager to pull the plug on our fellow image-bearers.
By Stan Guthrie
posted 08/13/04 8:30 a.m.
Frozen Out
What to do with those extra embryos.
By John Van Regenmorter
posted 06/24/2004 12:01 a.m.
Unwanted Interruptions
Why is our culture so hostile to children—inside and outside the womb?
An interview with theological ethicist Amy Laura Hall
posted 06/23/2004 12:01 a.m.
When Does Personhood Begin?
And what difference does it make?
By Bob Smietana
posted 06/18/2004 12:01 a.m.
Cloning Report Breeds Confusion
Does it open the door to 'therapeutic cloning'?
by Bob Smietana
posted 05/13/2004
Another Small Step for Life
Recent federal bill recognizes the humanity of the fetus for the first time.
By Mark Stricherz in Washington
posted 05/11/2004
Plan B (for Bad)
Christians fight to keep 'morning-after pill' under the counter.
Lisa Griffin and Baptist Press
posted 03/10/2004
A Laughing Child in Exchange for Sin
What exactly does courage look like in an age of abortion?
By Christine A. Scheller
posted 02/13/2004
A Law That Shouldn't Be Cloned
New Jersey legalizes human cloning for research
By Mark Stricherz in Washington
posted 02/10/2004
The Gradual Grief of Alzheimer's
Robertson McQuilkin reflects on his wife's death after caring for her for 25 years.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 02/09/2004
CT Classic: Living by Vows
As his wife suffered with Alzheimer's, Robertson McQuilkin said, "If I took care of her for 40 years, I would never be out of her debt."
By Robertson McQuilkin
posted 02/09/2004
CT Classic: Muriel's Blessing
Despite the toll of his wife's Alzheimer's, a husband marvels at the mystery of love.
By Robertson McQuilkin
posted 02/09/2004
While I was Sleeping
Why my husband finally refused to end my life during my two-month coma.
By Lindsey O'Connor
posted 01/30/2004
A Heaven-made Activist
Joni Eareckson Tada is driven forward by hymns of praise and her sovereign God.
By Tim Stafford
posted 01/09/2004
The Techno Sapiens Are Coming
When God fashioned man and woman, he called his creation very good. Transhumanists say that, by manipulating our bodies with microscopic tools, we can do better. Are we ready for the great debate?
By C. Christopher Hook
posted 12/19/2003
Define 'Better'
One person's improvement is another person's degeneration.
An interview with bioethicist C. Ben Mitchell
posted 12/19/2003
Reprieve for Brain-Damaged Woman
But Christian activists say the fight to protect the disabled is far from over.
By Adelle M. Banks, RNS, with additional CT reporting
posted 11/25/2003
Complicit Guilt, Explicit Healing
Men involved in abortion are starting to find help.
By John W. Kennedy
posted 10/27/2003
Will the Partial-birth Abortion Ban Save Lives?
Most prolife groups say the ban in itself is not what is important.
By Rob Moll
posted 10/23/2003
Why I Believe in Divorce
A disabled Florida woman's only hope to stay on life support is to divorce her husband who wants to pull the plug.
By Janet L. Folger
posted 10/16/2003
Prolife Groups Ready to Defend Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
Court challenge to new law expected.
By Stan Guthrie
posted 07/14/2003
Souls on Ice
The costs of in vitro fertilization are moral and spiritual—not just financial.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 06/24/2003
400,000 and Counting
Christians recoil at the explosive growth of frozen human embryos.
By Bob Smietana
posted 06/24/2003
Tough Justice in Texas
Living Next Door to the Death House is a valuable contribution to the capital punishment debate.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 05/12/2003
The Pastor Without a Paycheck
Randy Alcorn learned to live what he had preached while fleeing the wrath of abortionists and the judgment of the courts.
By Tim Stafford
posted 04/22/2003
Prolife Advocates Herald Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
President Bush promises to sign May 13 Senate bill.
By Kevin Eckstrom, RNS
posted 04/23/2003
Prolife Groups Respond to Conviction of Antiabortion Extremist
James Kopp faces 15 years to life for crime.
From wire and CT staff reports
posted 04/22/2003
The Threat of Biotech
Joni Eareckson Tada responds to Christopher Reeve and others.
posted 03/28/2003
CT Classic: Unjustifiable Homicide
We must think through the reasons for rejecting deadly violence in the abortion struggle.
By David Neff
posted 03/19/2003
The New Partial-Birth Abortion Bill and Old Myths
Unconstitutional? Rare? Dangerous? Don't believe the disinformation campaign.
By Gerald R. McDermott
posted 02/24/2003
Saved by Sonogram
Ultrasounds help crisis pregnancy centers reduce abortion.
By Mark Stricherz
posted 02/24/2003
New Life for Prolife
Abortion is no longer the ghastly growth industry it was in the 1970s and 1980s.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 02/24/2003
Abortion Pill Critic Named to Drug Panel
David Hager appointed to committee despite criticism from prochoice camps.
By Stan Guthrie
posted 02/13/2003
The Abortion Wars
What most Christians don't know about the history of prolife struggles.
By Tim Stafford
posted 01/22/2003
Abortion and the Court
The Roe v. Wade decision runs counter to the moral sense of the American people.
A 1973 Christianity Today Editorial
posted 01/22/2003
Reversing Roe v. Wade
It may take more than a single court decision to counter abortion on demand.
By Paige Comstock Cunningham
posted 01/22/2003
You Say Choice, I Say Murder
Before prolife arguments can reach the undecided American, we have got to look at the language we use.
By Guy M. Condon
posted 01/22/2003
Sin Sells
Mutuals.com's Vice Fund invests in gambling, tobacco, and alcohol.
By Ted Olsen
posted 01/22/2003
Prolife as Mafia?
Supreme Court to decide if racketeering laws apply to anti-abortion activities.
By Tim Callahan in Washington
posted 01/15/2003
Saving Black Babies
Abortion has cost 13 million African American lives.
By Sheryl Blunt in Washington
posted 01/10/2003
Arguments in Favor of Abortion Are Strong …
… if you accept one all-important assumption.
By Lewis B. Smedes
posted 12/20/2002
FDA Candidate Irks Abortion Pill Advocates
The Christian Medical Association says critics fear David Hager's "well-grounded" opposition.
By Religion News Service
posted 11/26/2002
Forcing Abortions
Mandated abortions happen in the U.S., too.
By Ted Olsen
posted 11/12/2002
Limited Cloning Ban Disappoints Prolife Groups
President's Council on Bioethics recommends a four-year moratorium on research cloning.
By Stan Guthrie
posted 08/19/2002
Federal Funds Approved to Study Fetal Stem Cells
Life ethics advocates troubled by the discrepancy that allows days-old embryos more protection than more mature fetuses.
By Todd Hertz
posted 07/10/2002
Defender of Dignity
Leon Kass, head of the President's Council on Bioethics, hopes to thwart the business-biomedical agenda.
An interview by Nigel M. de S. Cameron
posted 06/07/2002
Blessing Abortion
Planned Parenthood is an odd assignment for a workplace chaplain.
By Ted Olsen
posted 05/29/2002
Goodbye, Dolly
We need nothing less than a total ban on human cloning.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 05/15/2002
Embracing the Unwanted
Chinese American Christians are starting to become more openly prolife.
By Tony Carnes in Los Altos, California
posted 05/09/2002
Physician-Assisted Suicide Bill Dies in Hawaii Senate
If passed, Hawaii would have joined Oregon as the only states with such laws.
By LaTonya Taylor
posted 05/03/2002
'Political Witch Hunt'
New York attorney general goes after crisis pregnancy centers.
By Sheryl Henderson Blunt
posted 04/05/2002
Unwanted Girls Aborted
Christians in India fight female feticide and illegal prenatal testing.
By Manpreet Singh in New Delhi
posted 03/21/2002
N.Y. Prolifers See Partial Victory
New York attorney general withdraws subpoenas targeting crisis pregnancy centers.
By Sheryl Henderson Blunt
posted 03/01/2002
New Coalition Rallies Against Human Cloning
After Advanced Cell Technology announcement, sharp criticism comes from all sides.
Todd Hertz, with reports from RNS
posted 12/20/2001
Opinion Roundup: 'Only Cellular Life'?
Christians, leaders, and bioethics watchdogs react to the announcement that human embryos have been cloned.
By Todd Hertz
posted 11/29/01
Doctors Slow to Prescribe Abortion Pill
Since RU-486's approval, rising safety concerns and common side effects have led to little use.
Stan Guthrie
posted 10/31/2001
Whistleblower Fired
Nurse Jill Stanek's lawyer calls action retaliation for prolife views.
Sheryl Henderson Blunt
posted 10/16/2001
Times Fifty
Can a clone be an individual? A short story.
Brenda W. Clough
posted 10/02/2001
A Matter of Life and Death
Why shouldn't we use our embryos and genes to make our lives better? The world awaits a Christian answer.
David P. Gushee
posted 09/28/2001
Wanna Buy a Bioethicist?
Some corporations have discovered that bioethics makes good public relations.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 09/28/2001
Two Cheers
President Bush's stem-cell decision is better than the fatal cure many sought.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 8/10/01
Bishops Protest Against Moves to Legalize Euthanasia in Belgium
Social pressures may cause the weak to feel like a burden, desire to end their life.
By Andreas Havinga
posted 7/16/01
Counteroffensive Launched on RU-486
Abortion-pill critics allege safety concerns overlooked in FDA approval process.
By Stan Guthrie
posted 6/15/01
Bush's Prolife Strategy Questioned
White House chief of staff says abortion isn't on list of public policy priorities.
By Sheryl Blunt in Washington, D.C.
posted 6/15/01
Watchman on the Walls
Between heaven and earth, and victim and offender, stands Texas death-row chaplain Jim Brazzil.
By Virginia Stem Owens
posted 5/16/01
Inside CT: A Real Survivor
Behind Virginia Stem Owens' interview with death-row chaplain Jim Brazzil.
By David Neff
posted 5/16/01
Fetal Harm Bill Moves to Senate
Legislation is first of several bills backed by prolife groups.
By Sheryl Henderson Blunt in Washington, D.C.
posted 4/30/01
Religious Leaders Condemn Sentences in Two High-Profile Crimes
Catholics, Episcopalians scrutinize execution of Timothy McVeigh, life imprisonment of Lionel Tate.
By Chris Herlinger in New York
posted 4/30/01
Dutch Churches in Last-Ditch Effort to Stop Euthanasia Law
More than 50 religious and social organizations send petition to The Hague, hoping to defeat final vote.
By Ecumenical News International
posted 3/21/01
Virginia Okays Waiting Period For Abortion
NARAL says 43 prolife measures were passed at the state level last year.
By Religion News Service
posted 3/13/01
Canadian Churches Urge Court Not to Allow Extradition
Canadian Council on Justice and Corrections say U.S. much guarantee no death penalty.
By Ferdy Baglo in Ottowa
posted 2/27/01
Britain Debates Cloning of Human Embryos
Scientists want steady stream of stem cells for "therapeutic" purposes.
Newsroom News Service
posted 11/22/00
A Lexicon of Death
In one decision, a British judge undermined two established values of Western Civilization.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 11/17/00
Lives Measured in Minutes
| New legislation would offer greater care for premature newborns near death.
By Sheryl Henderson Blunt
posted 11/9/00
One Conjoined Twin Dies After Surgical Separation
Remaining twin is making "steady progress" doctors say.
By Jody Veenker from wire reports
posted 11/9/00
No Appeal of U.K. Ruling to Separate Conjoined Twins
Twins' parents say they are weary of battling government for right to decide their daughters' treatment.
By Newsroom news service
posted 10/3/00
A Deceptive Good
The uneasy morality of rescuing spare humans created in vitro.
By Thomas Kennedy
posted 9/18/00
Beyond the Impasse to What?
Stem-cell research may not need human embryos after all. But why are we researching in the first place?
By C. Ben Mitchell
posted 8/18/00
Partial Birth: What Next?
Louisiana's special assistant attorney general questions well-intentioned lawmakers.
By Dorinda C. Bordlee
posted 8/16/00
The Just - Chaplain Theory
The church need not divorce the military to remain a godly counterculture.
By Douglas K. Stewart
posted 8/31/00
Bush and Gore Size Up Prolife Running Mates
Will abortion stances play an influential role in Vice Presidential selection?
By Jody Veenker
posted 7/13/00
Suicide - A Preventable Tragedy?
A ministry helps churches handle the complex issue.
By Peri Stone-Palmquist
posted 7/6/00
CT Classic: Suicide and the Silence of Scripture
Though the church has come to opposing conclusions about the fate of victims, we have a mandate to minister to those left behind.
By Thomas D. Kennedy
posted 7/6/00
Is Suicide Unforgivable?
What is the biblical hope and comfort we can offer a suicide victim's family and friends?
By Lewis B. Smedes
posted 7/6/00
Hit the Wall and Keep Going
Engagement with the culture has always required a steady, confident perseverance by Christians.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 6/29/00
The Personhood Wars
Aristotle and Aquinas enter the bioethics debate, answering what it means to be human.
By Brad Stetson
posted 6/27/00
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