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Scripture for YouVersion: Psalm 127:3
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Defense of the Pro-life position:
Edwin C. Hui – At the Beginning of Life: Dilemmas in Theological Bioethics
Scott Klusendorf – The Case for Life
Patrick Lee – Abortion and Unborn Human Life
Francis Beckwith – Defending Life: A Moral and Legal Case Against Abortion
Stephen D. Schwarz – Moral Question of Abortion
Christopher Kaczor – The Ethics of Abortion: Women’s Rights, Human Life, and the Question of Justice
Stephen Napier – Persons, Moral Worth, and Embryos: A Critical Analysis of Pro-Choice Arguments
John Wyatt – Matters of Life and Death: Human Dilemmas in the light of the Christian Faith
Peter J. Kreeft – The Unaborted Socrates
Robert P. George – Embryo: A Defense of Human Life
General Christian Bioethics position:
John Kilner – Why the Church Needs Bioethics
Scott B. Rae – Bioethics: Christian Approach in a Pluralistic World
Agneta Sutton – Christian Bioethics: A Guide for the Perplexed
John F. Kavanaugh – Who Counts as Persons? Human Identity and the Ethics of Killing
David S. Oderberg – Applied Ethics: A Non-Consequentialist Approach
Gordon R. Preece – Rethinking Peter Singer: A Christian Critique
Gilbert C. Meilaender – Bioethics: A Primer for Christians
Helen Watt – Life and Death in Healthcare Ethics: A Short Introduction
Defense of the Pro-Choice position:
Peter Singer – Practical Ethics
MS Gazzaniga – The Ethical Brain
David Boonin – A Defense of Abortion
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