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What’s Left of ‘My Body, My Right’?

Posted on July 2, 2014 by intelligentchristianfaith

The right to privacy just might be the most widely touted justification for abortion today. Implied within the right to life and to liberty, the concept of “privacy” demarcates the sacred domain of self-possession (my body), autonomy (my choice), and liberty … Continue reading →

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Are Human Fetuses Parasites? (revised 5.6.19)

Posted on June 24, 2014 by intelligentchristianfaith

  Occasionally abortion-choice advocates refer to fetal humans as parasites. We know what they are getting at. The child-in-utero is dependent on the mother, drains her energy, eats her food, etc. But, is “parasite” the right idea here? Are fetal … Continue reading →

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