Human Dignity and the Preborn Child: Part 1

Why does our culture acknowledge the dignity of born humans, but not the dignity of preborn humans? In the first episode in a series on human dignity, Human Coalition President Brian Fisher discusses different viewpoints of dignity, and how they impact our culture’s view of preborn children.

Helpful resources:

• • • The Hill (Governor Cuomo statements): https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/489215-cuomo-its-not-the-economy-or-public-health-its-both
    • Guttmacher Institute (New York abortion statistics): https://www.guttmacher.org/report/abortion-incidence-service-availability-us-2017#  
    • Online Etymology Dictionary (definition of dignity): https://www.etymonline.com/word/dignity  
    • Merriam-Webster (definition of dignity): https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dignity
    • Dictionary.com (definition of dignity): https://www.dictionary.com/browse/dignity  
    • Human Dignity and Bioethics: Essays Commissioned by the President’s Council on Bioethics (Daniel Sulmasy article): https://bioethicsarchive.georgetown.edu/pcbe/reports/human_dignity/chapter18.html
    • Psychology Today (Emotional Attachment): https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/attachment
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