Is It Wrong for Pro-Lifers to Get Between a Woman and Her Doctor?
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* What are some good ways to respond to the pro-choice slogan about “not getting between a woman and her doctor”?
* If God is sovereign over miscarriage, then how can he blame a woman who aborts her own child?
* How can we reconcile Psalm 139:13–16 with the presence of congenital disorders in some babies?
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