Why ProLife?

141 Pages·2009·2.08 MB·English

We hope you find this free copy of Randy Alcorn’s Why
ProLife? useful in your life and ministry. Please note
this is the 2004 edition of the book. Our ministry
now offers the thoroughly revised 2012 edition, which
contains updated statistics and resources and much
new material, at www.epm.org/whyprolife for
discounted prices.
More about Why ProLife?
This thoroughly revised and updated
edition of Why Pro-Life? offers factual
answers to the central issues of the
abortion debate in a concise, non-
abrasive way. Randy Alcorn presents
a solid case for defending both unborn
children and their mothers.
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About Randy Alcorn
Randy is the founder and director of Eternal Perspective
Ministries and the best-selling author of over 50 books
(over nine million in print) including Heaven, The Treasure
Principle, and the Gold Medallion winner Safely Home.
About Eternal Perspective Ministries
Eternal Perspective Ministries (EPM) is a nonprofit
ministry dedicated to teaching principles of God’s Word
and assisting the church in ministering to needy people
around the world. You can order all of Randy’s books and
products through EPM’s online store at www.epm.org.
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WHY
PRO-
LIFE?
Caring for the Unborn and Their Mothers
RANDY ALCORN
EternalPerspectiveMinistries
39085PioneerBlvd.Suite206  Sandy,OR97055
503-668-5200
www.epm.org  www.randyalcorn.blogspot.com
WHYPROLIFE?
©2004byEPMPublishing
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Scripturequotationsarefrom:
TheHolyBible,NewInternationalVersion
©1973,1984byInternationalBibleSociety,
usedbypermissionofZondervanPublishingHouse
PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica
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Whyprolife?/RandyAlcorn.
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Includesbibliographicalreferences.
ISBN1-59052-369-5
1.Abortion—Moralandethicalaspects.2.Abortion—Religious
aspects—Christianity.3.Righttolife.I.Title:Whypro-life?.II.
Title.
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ToAudreyStout,
whocares fortheunborn andtheirmothers,
andwhocaredformymotherwhenshe was
dyingof cancerin1981.
Youracts ofkindness will not beforgotten
bytheGod who rewards everycupof
coldwater giveninHis name.

THANKS ...
...to my editor and valued friend, Rod Morris, for his
fine touch-up work; Cathy Ramey, who did a great job
reducing my original manuscript; and Bonnie Hiestand,
who typed in some of the final changes I made on hard
copy. Thanks to Brian Smith, Brent Rooney, Kristina
Coulter,KimberlyBrock,andBrianThomassonfortheir
assistance on this project; and to Doug Gabbert for his
encouragement. Thanks to my wife Nanci, Ron and
KathyNorquist,Janet Albers,Linda Jeffries,andSharon
Misenhimer. I deeply appreciate each of you for your
valuable partnership. Many thanks also to Gayle
Atteberry, Larry Gadbaugh, and Alice Gray, who gave
mehelpfulinputonthefirstdraft.