A response to some of the familiar arguments in favour of abortion
Is a foetus really no more than a lump of cells?
Is a foetus really no more than a lump of cells?
"Get in line or face the consequences is the mood in way too many places in the world," says ADF International President Michael Farris.
I have been reflecting on what Dame Deborah James' life and death could teach us. Here are a few of my thoughts.
In the battle of competing rights, those with no voice are being hurled against the wall, their lives mercilessly dispatched by two innocuous looking pills, or suctioned into oblivion following dismemberment.
If we want to help women lead the lives they choose, we should start with clear and obvious common ground that is there for the taking.
Politics is not the point. The point is to make abortion unnecessary.
Candidates for baptism in Oxford Diocese may also now be asked whether they will "strive to safeguard the integrity of creation".
Many women silently bear deep mental scars over an abortion and so any triumph must be seasoned with grace, writes J John.
If this decision encourages a little self-control and self-reflection, then that can only be a good thing.
The excellent Amol Rajan on Radio 4's Today programme talked – twice – of "pro-life" campaigners. All well and good, you might think. Except apparently not.
The early Church did not just reject the prevailing abortion and infanticide – they also provided and cared for the unwanted children. If we are serious about being pro-life, we must do likewise.
We've seen the appalling reality of vulnerable people trafficked to the UK for sexual exploitation and forced labour. Now, with millions of women and children in vulnerable situations, more people are at risk
In this latest installment of their Jewish-Christian dialogue, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and Hebrew scholar Dr Irene Lancaster explore what the two faiths have to say about good leadership.