Today, we're pleased to share with you an audio essay written and read by Scott Klusendorf entitled,

What Does It Mean to Be Pro Life?

Scott Klusendorf's book is The Case for Life, equipping Christians to engage the culture from Crossway.

What does it mean to be pro-life?

Why, less is more in a post-row world by Scott Klusendorf.

When coaching pro-life candidates for public office, I tell them to say one thing and say it well. I oppose abortion because it's wrong to

intentionally kill innocent human beings. Stop, rinse, repeat, a hundred times if necessary.

You have plenty of time. You can state that soundbite in seven seconds or less. There are three reasons for

this discipline messaging. First, it's succinct enough to make the evening news. Second, it accurately

conveys the moral logic of the pro-life position. Third, it minimizes risk. During an election cycle, a careless comment can destroy your

candidacy in a heartbeat. Less is more when dealing with a hostile press. Idling behind that seven-second

soundbite is a formal pro-life argument that can be summarized as follows.

Premise 1. It's wrong to intentionally kill innocent human beings.

Premise 2. Abortion intentionally kills innocent human beings. Therefore, conclusion,

abortion is wrong. Despite the clarity of the argument, some pro-life advocates insist that saving unborn humans is not enough. To be legitimately pro-life, so their argument

goes, the pro-life movement must show equal concern for all injustices, not just abortion. We must shift from pro-life to whole life.

After all, Jesus cared for all marginalized people, not just some. Sex trafficking, poverty,

the opiate crisis, economic inequality, and the unfair treatment of refugees, to just name a few,

are assaults on human dignity and thus equally qualify as pro-life issues. Anything less than a

consistent whole-life witness betrays our fundamental principles and drives critics away from considering pro-life arguments.

Are pro-life organizations wrong to focus on abortion?

How does it follow that because pro-life advocates oppose the intentional killing of innocent human beings,

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