Life Ethics

The immorality of killing the old and ill has never been in question for Christians. Nor is our duty to care for those the world devalues.

A new book explores why what was once a default life stage now feels like an increasingly fraught choice.

A testimony from Julius Jones and the minister who led the campaign to stop his execution.

Caring for foster children can be difficult—even devastating. It is also a revelation of the love God gives and expects of his people.

As a Christian physician, opposing medically assisted suicide wasn’t enough. I needed to understand why people decide to die.

The landmark abortion ruling is dead. We have much to do to make sure babies live.

Facile expectations hurt everyone in the process, including my new son.

End-of-life decisions are wrenching and ever more medically complex, but we can honor both God and our loved ones as death nears.

“We believe in life at all levels and in all circumstances.”

Perhaps we need to hear Jesus’ words as a command to deny our default ways of valuing and measuring the self.