As politicians, citizens, and families continue the raging national debate on whether it's proper to end human life in the womb, resources like Randy Alcorn's Prolife Answers to Prochoice Arguments have proven invaluable. With over 75,000 copies in print, this revised and updated guide offers timely information and inspiration from a "sanctity of life" perspective. Real answers to real questions appear in logical and concise form. The final chapter- "Fifty Ways to Help Unborn Babies and Their Mothers"- is worth the price of this book alone!

Although this book is nearly 20 years old (so the statistics are out of date), it still offers convincing answers to the arguments that pro-abortion activists still use today. This book can be read cover to cover, but its encyclopedic design makes it a helpful reference work as well.

Randy Alcorn divides the text into six parts under which he lists several arguments that the pro-abortion crowd uses.

Arguments Concerning Life, Humanity, and Personhood
Arguments Concerning Rights and Fairness
Arguments Concerning Social Issues
Arguments Concerning Health and Safety
Arguments Concerning Hard Cases
Arguments Against the Character of Prolifers

For example, listed under Part 2 is pro-choice argument number 9: “Even if the unborn are human beings, they have fewer rights than the woman. No one should be expected to donate her body as a life-support system for someone else.” Below this statement, Alcorn provides four arguments against it. The summary of each argument is listed in the table of contents, making it easy for a person to find the information he may need quickly. The author supports his arguments and demonstrates his extensive research by citing numerous references. His endnotes total 789.

The book closes with a section of Final Appeals to various audiences, numerous appendices, notes, and a subject index.

Alcorn writes in an easy-to-read, unemotional style from a Christian point of view. However, at times specific topics can make the reader uncomfortable. In the Health and Safety section, he describes the processes abortionists use to remove babies from the womb, which is disturbing. He also shares a few photographs of miscarried and aborted babies at the center of the book.

I recommend this book to anyone who wants a better understanding of the abortion issue and needs knowledge as to how to answer those who support the so-called “woman’s right to choose.”

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