Bioethics

“According to a recent article in The Atlantic, assisted suicide is now so popular in Canada that doctors cannot keep up with the demand.” - Breakpoint

“All that rhetoric, all those court cases. Very little has changed.” - Ryan Burge

“Because fallen humans can innovate for good or for evil (or, at times, for both), bioethics must distinguish between augmentation and restoration. It’s notable that when Jesus healed, it was restorative. He did not augment human ability.” - Breakpoint

“No country in the world has gone as far as Canada in enabling people to die if they want to. And a lot of Canadians want to.” - RNS

“The governor has studiously avoided taking sides—but now the decision is hers.” - American Conservative

“The scientific consensus is that life begins at conception, so what’s the problem with banning abortion?” - Breakpoint

“The founder of one company that offers this ‘service’ told Sussman her motivation came from watching her own mother lose her vision to a genetic condition. To help others avoid this fate, her company offers parents ‘a risk profile on each embryo’s propensity for conditions.’” - Breakpoint

“Evangelical ethicists are urging policymakers to tap the brakes on in vitro fertilization (IVF) expansion despite an executive order by President Donald Trump and widespread enthusiasm for the practice.” - Baptist Press

“President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to expand access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other fertility treatments through the reduction of out-of-pocket costs.” - Fox

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“…pro-lifers today are awakening to serious worldview challenges that went largely unnoticed when Roe v. Wade was the law of the land. These challenges don’t replace the ones I wrote of during the previous Trump presidency; they represent additional challenges for 2025 and beyond.” - Desiring God