Sanctity of Human Life Day and the power of the presidency: Three practical ways to advance the cause of life
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🗓️ 22 January 2025
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Roe v. Wade was decided on January 22, 1973. In response, this day each year is proclaimed “National Sanctity of Human Life Day” by pro-life supporters. When a woman aborts her child, she can typically do so privately: most abortions last year were the result of “medication abortions” rather than visits to an abortion clinic. What is true of abortion is true of most of our moral decisions. As a result, you and I have a personal role to play in protecting preborn children, a calling that pertains to every moral choice our society faces today. The good news is that it is a call every believer can answer in ways that save lives and change souls.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Wednesday, January the 22nd, 2025, and this is the Daily Article podcast. |
| 0:08.9 | Today's Daily Article is written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison. |
| 0:15.4 | I'm Chris Elkins, narrator. |
| 0:18.4 | Roe v. Wade was decided on January the 22nd, 1973. In response, this day each year is proclaimed |
| 0:27.1 | National Sanctity of Human Life Day by pro-life supporters. When Donald Trump was last in office, |
| 0:34.1 | he issued a proclamation marking this day in which he stated, quote, |
| 0:39.8 | Restoring a culture of respect for the sacredness of life is fundamental to solving our |
| 0:45.5 | country's most pressing problems. As a beloved child of God, individuals can reach their |
| 0:51.6 | full potential, communities will flourish, and America will be a place of even greater hope and freedom. |
| 0:58.7 | In quote, by contrast, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation in 2023, affirming elective abortion, |
| 1:06.6 | denouncing the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade and calling on Americans to work together |
| 1:12.9 | to restore the right to choose. |
| 1:15.6 | Now that Mr. Trump has returned to the White House, advocates for life are hopeful. |
| 1:20.9 | Since they are the most defenseless of all humans, any support for the pre-born is welcome. |
| 1:27.4 | At the same time, this cultural moment is a call |
| 1:30.1 | to each of us personally, an opportunity that extends to every moral decision we face today. |
| 1:37.0 | Let's begin with the reasons women say they choose abortion. Among them are not financially |
| 1:43.0 | prepared, 40%. Not a good time. 36%. |
| 1:47.6 | Issues with partner, 31%. Need to focus on other children, 29%. Interfers with future plans, 20% and |
| 1:59.1 | not emotionally or mentally prepared, 19%. Only 12% say they choose abortion because of a |
| 2:07.3 | health issue. Only 1.4% of abortions are actually performed for the mother's life or physical health. |
| 2:14.6 | When a woman aborts her child, she can typically do so privately. |
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