Topic
Medical Care
The Gosnell Case and My Heart For Tiny Babies
Why I couldn't bear to follow the coverage this time.
May 2, 2013
Loving Someone Who's Starving For Perfection
Our relationships can't cure eating disorders.
April 22, 2013
Don't Let Dysfunctional Politics Override the Christian Call for Justice
Facing critics from both sides after I quit the AARP.
March 18, 2013
'Imago Dei' in a Nursing Home
Bringing Alzheimer's into the pro-life Christian conscience.
March 14, 2013
Medical Ethics and the Stewardship of Life
Many people believe that what is legal is right. An interview with C. Everett Koop.
February 26, 2013
The Embattled Career of Dr. Koop
Despite political pressures, the surgeon general was out to fight disease, not people.
February 25, 2013
Being Skinny Is Not a Christian Virtue
Finding the right motivations for caring for our bodies.
January 23, 2013
Mercy-Full Nurse
Charlotte Thrall provides free medical care to Phoenix's poor and undocumented immigrants.
September 19, 2012
Are Parents' Prayers for Miracle Healings Inhumane?
New study in Journal of Medical Ethics draws criticism.
August 15, 2012
A Senior Moment
The elderly population is steadily growing and will be for years. How some ministries are embracing the challenge.
December 21, 2011
States' License to Pill Increases Conflicts
Increase in state licenses prompts conscience clashes.
June 2, 2011
The Foot-Washers of Ethiopia
A mysterious disease, misdiagnosed for decades, finds healing in Christian hands.
May 31, 2011
Should Faith Healing be Legally Protected?
Observers weigh in on homicide charges for parents who choose faith healing rather than medical care for their children.
May 11, 2011
Fact-Checking Claims about Planned Parenthood
Congress is expected to vote today on a resolution that would eliminate any federal funding for Planned Parenthood or its affiliates.
April 14, 2011
Tough Calling in Africa
Two doctors who would rather serve where surgical equipment is dated and wards are overflowing.
April 6, 2011
White House Grants $27 Million in Pregnancy Aid
Pro-life groups applauded the administration's move but remain skeptical over framing grants as 'common ground.'
October 1, 2010
Boundaries in Grief
Why medicine should never trade places with a time to properly mourn.
August 20, 2010
'Elective Abortions Are Not Covered'?
Pro-life groups are using a new insurance plan in Pennsylvania as evidence that President Obama lied about not funding abortion. One group disagrees.
July 16, 2010
When Abortion Funding Doesn't Fund Abortion
Political advocacy groups focused their attention on a report that the federal government gave money to organizations that perform abortion.
June 18, 2010
Do You Hear What I Hear?
The deaf are virtually an 'unreached people group,' but an Illinois ministry is remedying that one video at a time.
April 8, 2010
The Medical Hazards of Spiritual Care
New studies are finding that terminal cancer patients do better when doctors and medical staff are spiritually supportive.
March 3, 2010
I Want to Be Accepted As I Am, But I’ll Take a Cure Too
Why we should consider correcting disabilities.
February 15, 2010
Considering 'Curing' Down Syndrome with Caution
Why we shouldn't be too quick to think disabilities need correcting.
February 12, 2010
Should Christian Physicians Leave the American Medical Association?
Church leaders and observers weigh in on a current debate.
January 28, 2010
Hope for the 'Most Voiceless' on the Planet
A human rights lawyer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and two world-class surgeons are rallying evangelicals to defeat fistula.
January 13, 2010
Jesus and the Unclean Woman
How a story in Mark's gospel sheds light on the problem of obstetric fistula.
January 13, 2010
Single Mothers, Second Chances
Robust support makes all the difference during an unplanned pregnancy.
December 17, 2009
Pro-Life's Next Movement
Political change is giving the abortion lobby an upper hand. What's the best action for pro-life Christians to take next?
October 14, 2009
Intensive Care Week
Thoughts while sitting beside my brother as his brain and body failed.
September 14, 2009
The Health Care Debate, Early Church Style
Early Christians focused on of the sacredness of individuals, not demons, says historian Gary Ferngren.
August 26, 2009
Faith-based Mutual Insurers Worry about Health Care Reform
Ministries hope the end result doesn’t put them out of business.
July 31, 2009
We Need Health-Care Reform
And the real question is who gets to decide who gets attention.
July 22, 2009
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