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Canon G: AFL Topics
Often when I talk to people about Anglicans For Life, I list the five main topics we address; Abortion, Abstinence, Adoption, Euthanasia, and Bioethical Research. Recently, in the midst of telling a group of people the five topics that AFL covers, I realized sharing the five subjects doesn’t capture the breadth and depth of the many issues we teach, preach and counsel on!
Proposed UDDA Revisions Expand Law That Allows Euthanasia of Organ Donors
In August of 1968, an ad hoc committee of physicians at Harvard Medical School wrote a landmark paper that defined people in irreversible coma as dead. This utilitarian pronouncement was made to skirt the ethical and legal issues involved in procuring organs from people who were biologically alive (i.e., have a beating heart, respiration, blood circulation, and other signs of life). In 1981, the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA) codified into law the Harvard committee’s recommendations.
Resurrection Requires Death
AFL’s ministry is all about life and death, but over the years I have found that people much prefer to talk about life rather than death! But as we celebrated Lent this year, I was reminded that you can’t have a resurrection without first experiencing death, and this truth is really beautifully illustrated by the story of Lazarus in the Gospel of John.
Uprooting Lies and Planting the Truth
Why is pro-life relationship education an important effort of Anglicans for Life and the larger Church, especially when it comes to the next generation?
Adoption Update
As God’s adopted children, we have a wonderful opportunity to share His heart for children, and for adoption, by helping children find their forever families.
New Data Show a Large Decline In Abortions Post-Dobbs
Yesterday, the #WeCount project of the Society of Family Planning released new data on the number of abortions that have been performed in the United States since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision.
Mother’s Day is the Perfect Time for Clergy and Pastors to Share a Message of Hope and Healing for those Wounded by Abortion
We asked a number of religious leaders over the years if they would consider addressing the topic of abortion loss and healing as part of their Mother’s Day message. The typical response; “I don’t think this is the right time to address this sensitive topic with my congregation.”
Why Has Killing Babies Become So Important?
A recent headline, “Democrats Introduce Bill to Legalize Abortions Up to Birth Nationwide,” caught my attention and made me ask, “Why has killing babies become so important?”
You’re Invited to the World’s Largest Baby Shower!
When I started serving as the executive director of Anglicans For Life (AFL) back in 1998, there were approximately 1.3 million abortions occurring annually according to the Alan Guttmacher Institute. I was shocked to realize the rate was so high, and I recall multiple conversations and speeches when I would ask the question; “If we don’t want women to have abortions, are we, as the Church, prepared to support 1.3 million pregnant women?
Adoption: What to Say Instead
You may have heard people say a variety of phrases when discussing the topics of adoption, children who were adopted, and their parents. Learn what to say, what not to say, and why the difference is important with this table.