Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Pro-Life Resources: Articles, Essays, and Books

 

America After Dobbs: Addressing Misconceptions and Creating a Pro-Woman, Pro-Family Future  (A resource put out by Public Discourse with 35 essays addressing various issues)

  • Myth 1: The Dobbs means threats to maternal health won't be treated
  • Myth 2: The Dobbs decision is illegitimate
  • Myth 3: Abortion regulations are based solely or largely on religious principles
  • Myth 4: Abortion is about bodily autonomy
  • Myth 5: We don't know when life begins
  • Myth 6: Abortion is necessary for women's equality and health
  • Myth 7: Abortion rates are not influenced by social programs
  • Myth 8: Abortion regulations are more permissive internationally
  • Myth 9: Abortion is not psychologically harmful for women
  • Myth 10: Judaism is fully compatible with political support for abortion
  • Myth 11: The pro-life movement is not politically or ideologically diverse
  • Myth 12: The pro-life movement doesn't care about life after birth
  • Pro-life, pro-family policies
  • Building a culture of life
  • New frontiers for life

Resources Related to Abortion and the Sanctity of Life from Crossway (June 25, 2022)

"How to Defend Your Pro-Life Views in 5 Minutes or Less" by Scott Klusendorf.

Advanced Pro-Life Training Seminar with Scott Klusendorf.

  • 8 videos of advanced training

The Ethics of Abortion: Clarifying Misconceptions by Melissa Moschella Public Discourse  (July 4, 2022)

  • Misconception #1: "We don't know when life begins"
  • Misconception #2: "Abortion is about a woman's right to do what she wants with her own body"
  • Misconception #3: "The unborn child is not a person"
  • Misconception #4: "Abortion is healthcare"
  • Misconception #5: "Abortion is necessary for women's equality"
  • Misconception #6: "Abortion can 'fix' an unwanted pregnancy"
  • Misconception #7: "Abortion is a religious issue"

Debunk 8 Abortion Myths by Josh Howerton The Gospel Coalition (July 5, 2022) 

  • Myth #1: "Christians aren't pro-life, just pro-birth"
  • Myth #2: "Men are the ones opposing abortion"
  • Myth #3: "My body, my choice"
  • Myth #4: "Most abortions happen for good reasons"
  • Myth #5: "Overturning Roe puts millions of women in danger"
  • Myth #6: "Anti-abortion sentiment represents white supremacy"
  • Myth #7: "Most Americans support abortion rights"
  • Myth #8: "Banning abortion won't decrease the abortion rate"

Why the Arguments about “Bodily Autonomy” and “Forced Birth” Fail to Justify Abortion by Ryan T. Anderson and Alexandra Desanctis Public Discourse (June 22, 2022).

"Suffer the Violinist: Why the Pro-abortion Argument from Bodily Autonomy Fails" by Richard J. Poupard Christian Research Journal 30.4 (2007).

Clearing Up Confusion About Ectopic Pregnancy and Abortion by Nick Bell Human Defense Initiative (July 2, 2022).

Justice Sotomayor is Wrong: Women Are Not Fourteen Times More Likely to Die from Pregnancy Charlotte Lozier Institute (June 24, 2022)

Human Life Begins at Conception

"The Origin of Human Life at Fertilization: Quotes from Medical Textbooks and Peer-Reviewed Scientific Literature" by M. L. Condic (September 2017).

When Does Human Life Begin: A Scientific Perspective by M. L. Condic The Westchester Institute for Ethics and the Human Person (White Paper 1.1; October 2008).

"When Does Human Life Begin? The Scientific Evidence and Terminology Revisited" by Maureen L. Condic University or St. Thomas Journal of Law and Public Policy 8.1 (2013), 44-81.

"The First Fourteen Days of Human Life" by Patrick Lee and Robert P. George The New Atlantis 13 (2006), 61-67.


Philosophers and Philosophical Arguments

"The Wrong of Abortion" by Patrick Lee and Robert P. George 

"The Nature and Basis of Human Dignity" by Patrick Lee and Robert P. George Ratio Juris 21.2 (2008), 173-193.

Francis Beckwith (this site has a number of his essays and chapters; more than listed below)

 Patrick Lee (this is his Academia.edu page with access to some of his articles)

Hendrik van der Breggen


Organizations

Charlotte Lozier Institute: Science and Statistics for Life

Human Defense Initiative 

Books

Untangling Popular Pro-Choice Arguments by Hendrik van der Breggen


Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing by Ryan T. Anderson and Alexandra DeSanctis

Further blogposts from White Rose Review