Abortion

Scriptures on the personhood of unborn children
Exodus 21:22-24 -- &quot;If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot&quot; (KJV).

Ps. 51:5 -- &quot;Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me&quot; (KJV).

James 2:26 -- &quot;For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also&quot; (KJV). (If the body of an unborn child has no spirit, then it must be dead, which is obviously false as it is growing.)

Church teachings through history
The Didache -- &quot;The second commandment of the teaching: You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not seduce boys. You shall not commit fornication. You shall not steal. You shall not practice magic. You shall not use potions. You shall not procure [an] abortion, nor destroy a newborn child&quot; (Didache 2:1â€“2 [A.D. 70]). 

Norma McCorvey
Also known as Jane Roe, Norma McCorvey was the plaintiff in the famous Roe v. Wade case that Federally legalized abortion in 1973. Norma later converted to Christianity and renounced her pro-choice position. She currently ministers to women through Crossing Over Ministry, formerly Roe No More, and has recently sought to have the Roe v. Wade decision overturned.


 * See main page: Norma McCorvey

Critical

 * Abortion (Blue Letter Bible)
 * Beyond Choice: Reproductive Freedom in the 21st Century, (MP3) (Albert Mohler Program)
 * The Abortion Dilemma (PDF), by Michael A. Grisanti
 * Abortion and the Law: Three Clarifications, by John Warwick Montgomery - from Slaughter of the Innocents: Abortion, Birth Control and Divorce in Light of Science, Law, and Theology
 * Bonhoeffer on Abortion, by Charles Ford
 * Five Bad Ways to Argue About Abortion, by Scott Klusendorf
 * Answering the Theological Case for Abortion Rights, by Scott Klusendorf
 * Abortion and the Law: Three Clarifications, by John Warwick Montgomery - from Slaughter of the Innocents: Abortion, Birth Control and Divorce in Light of Science, Law, and Theology
 * The Empty Cradle Will Rock, by Larry L. Eastland - How abortion is costing the Democrats voters--literally.