Want to hear one of the more unbelievable things I’ve ever heard at an outreach? No, it has nothing to do with a super-extremist pro-choice position or some high-octane philosophical argument. It wasn’t even an “open mouth, insert foot” moment by another pro-life activist. Instead, it was a display of … Read More
Abortion and Resurrection: An Easter Reflection
The following article is a reflection about abortion in the context of resurrection, as told by the Easter story. While the vast majority of ERI’s training content is secular in nature, we believe it’s valuable for each individual to speak to those who share a more specific worldview because they … Read More
Banning Post-Birth “Abortion”: Why the Born-Alive Act Matters
I’ve said before on this blog (and I’m not the first to say it) that the “right” to abortion is not the “right to choose” but the right to a dead baby. That is to say, for all of the pro-choice hand-wringing about “unplugging” and maternal safety, pro-choice advocates are … Read More
Pro-Choice Is Pro-Violence
Pro-choice is pro-violence. If you’re pro-life, this probably feels obvious to you. You might be surprised I even bothered to type it out. If you’re pro-choice, though, this is likely an explosive, even offensive, statement to you. But this statement happens to be accurate, and it doesn’t depend on a … Read More
Illinois Trying to Shut Down Pregnancy Centers with Compulsory Disinformation
Right now, the Illinois House and Senate have just passed a bill which would go after pregnancy centers in a way unmatched even by California and Massachusetts. SB 1909 attempts to criminalize, as fraud, attempts by a PRC to convince a woman to choose them over an abortion facility or … Read More
Selective Reduction: Abortion by Another Name
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Recently, we’ve gotten comments asking us to address whether or not “selective reduction” is an ethical practice (or perhaps more to the point, to explain why it is not). On one hand, this makes sense; we don’t have material specifically addressing selective reduction or assisted … Read More
Abortion and Medical Necessity: Improving the Pro-Life Approach
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes Pro-life people really don’t like abortion. Shocking, right? But I don’t just mean that pro-life people believe abortion is morally wrong, which we do; pro-lifers have a strong emotional reaction—a moral aversion—to abortion which is often right and healthy. Andrew KaakeAndrew Kaake (pronounced like “cake”) is … Read More
What Pastors Need to Know about Abortion
Estimated reading time: 13 minutes Pastors very often, I think, would rather not speak publicly about abortion, even if they personally support the pro-life cause. This isn’t usually because they want to hide from the issue or because they don’t think it’s a truth worth defending, but because they are afraid … Read More
The Duality of Abortion: Simple and Complex
People often have trouble recognizing when two seemingly contradictory statements are both true and not at all contradictory. (Christians ought to have a bit more practice with this, since the nature of the Trinity, for one, is a hallmark example of this kind of thing.) But it’s not enough for … Read More
Managing Anger as a Pro-life Advocate
Estimated reading time: 10 minutes I don’t think it’s controversial to say each person is more inclined to certain errors based on his or her personality and temperament. For example, an anxious person would likely be more inclined to passivity or inaction, while a more gregarious person might be less likely … Read More