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  • Home
  • Apologetics
    • What is Apologetics?
    • Archaeology
    • The Case for Christ
    • The Classical Argument for Christianity
    • The Existence of God >
      • Answering Atheist Arguments
      • The Argument from Desire
      • The Argument from Proper Function
      • The Argument from Reason
      • The Design Argument
      • The Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism
      • The Kalam Cosmological Argument
      • The Leibnizian Cosmological Argument
      • The Moral Argument
      • The Ontological Argument
      • Original Monotheism
      • Pascal's Wager
      • The Problem of Evil
    • Faith and Science
    • Gnosticism
    • Mere Christianity
    • Messianic Prophecies
    • Miracles
    • Paganism
    • Postmodernism
    • Q&A
    • Reformed Apologetics
    • The Resurrection
    • Truth & Logical Reasoning
  • World Religions
    • Baha'i
    • Buddhism
    • Chinese Popular Religion
    • Hinduism
    • Islam
    • Jainism
    • Jehovah's Witnesses
    • Judaism
    • Mormonism
    • Native American Religions
    • New Age
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KEN COUGHLAN, SPEAKER & APOLOGIST
Abortion
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Video:
"Does Exodus 21 support abortion?"

Podcast clip from November 14, 2023

Short:
"Rape, incest, and abortion"
Short:
"Pro-abortion = Anti-child support"
Short:
"Bodily autonomy doesn't justify abortion"
Short:
"What is the SLED test?"

Short:
"What abortion is really all about"
Short:
"Is abortion okay before brainwaves?"
Short:
"The most egregious pro-abortion argument"
Short:
"Trot out the toddler"

Short:
"The 'burning lab' analogy goes up in flames"
Short:
"Is an embryo just a 'clump of cells'?"
Short:
"Any old cell will NOT do"
Short:
"What is the unborn?"

Short:
"The #1 question about abortion"
Short:
"What did the earliest Christians think of abortion?"
Short:
"Does Exodus 21 support abortion?"
Short:
"Does the Bible prohibit abortion?"

Short:
"Does the Bible address abortion?"
Short:
"What did the pre-Christian Jewish writings say about abortion?"
Short:
"What is abortion? (Part 1)"
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"What is abortion? (Part 2)"

Video:
"What Does God Say About Abortion?"
Class taught October 6, 2023

This class begins by looking at the historical context of the Jewish and Christian people immediately before the time of Jesus, in the scriptures, and immediately after the time of Jesus. Then we examine some of the typical arguments people raise today in support of abortion.

Article:
"The Banality of Abortion"
Published November 21, 2021
Lutheran Coalition for Renewal
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Article:
"The Failure of the 'Interest in Never Having Loved at All' to Ground a Right to Abortion"
August 8, 2020

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Article:
"The Failure of the Bodily Autonomy Argument to Justify Abortion"

July 3, 2020
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Article:
"What Gives Humans Value?"

June 26, 2020

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Article:
"Do Abortion Opponents 'Force' Their Views on Others?"

June 19, 2020
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Article:
"Is the Unborn Human?"

June 11, 2020
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Article:
"The Failed Legal and Moral Neutrality of Roe and Casey"

June 4, 2020

Video:
"From Data to Dialogue: How to Tactfully Navigate Conversations on Abortion"
Presented at the 2020 NALC Life Conference
January 23, 2020

Video:
"Crisis Pregnancy and Post-Abortion Ministry"
Talk show from January 30, 2018
Ken is joined by Carol Maglove with Birthright, provider of crisis pregnancy centers, and Therese Hessler with Project Rachel, which provides post-abortion ministry.
Video:
"How to Talk About Abortion"
Talk show from January 23, 2018
The panel begins by discussing Friday's 45th annual March for Life, then gets into the question of the morality of abortion. They cover a wide range of subjects from the philosophical to the practical.

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Blog:
"Is Pro-Choice Really Pro-Life?"
Post for the Christian Apologetics Alliance from February 5, 2013
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Blog:
"Fetal 'Personhood,' Abortion, and Allowing Exceptions for Rape and Incest"

Post for the Christian Apologetics Alliance from November 5, 2012
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Blog:
"What is the Real Issue in Abortion?"
Post for Ten Minas Ministries from August 28, 2012

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Blog:
"Abortion: Choice, Life and Rape"
Post for Ten Minas Ministries from May 11, 2012
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Blog:
"The 'Safe' Abortion Pill"
Post for Ten Minas Ministries from July 8, 2009
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Blog:
"Viability"
Post for Ten Minas Ministries from June 24, 2009

Blog:
"When Does Life Begin?"
Post for Ten Minas Ministries from February 2, 2008
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