The Case for Life

The One Question That Ended the Abolitionist Debate | JoJo Ruba

Self-styled abolitionists say any law short of an immediate ban that jails women is disobedience to God, and they have been saying it loudly to pro-life students. JoJo Ru

Three Reasons Equal Protection Advocates Lost Me | Micah Kunkle

Equal protection advocates say incremental pro-life laws compromise with evil, but Micah Kunkle isn't convinced. Fresh from his Jubilee debates, Micah joins Scott Klusend

Why Canada's Euthanasia Crisis Is America's Warning | Jojo Ruba

Canada never voted for euthanasia. Its courts imposed Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), and what was sold as a last resort for the dying now reaches people with years left to

You Are Not Israel: Dr. Craig Ireland on Imperfect Pro-Life Laws

Abolitionists argue that a bill saving some babies teaches the wrong lesson, and they would let it die on the desk rather than sign it. Dr. Craig Ireland answers from the

Clean Hands, Dead Children: Dr. Craig Ireland on the Abolitionist Debate

A law on paper stops no abortion if no officer investigates, no prosecutor files, and no judge rules, which is why promising immediate abolition promises something no leg

Sometimes Your Pastor Needs a Logic Course

Progressive pastor Caleb Lines claims religious people didn't care about abortion until 1978, when it was picked up as cover for segregation — so abortion, he says, is "r

Two Distractions Pulling Pregnancy Centers Off Mission | Marc Newman

Pregnancy centers exist to rescue children from abortion — so why are so many being pressured to become something else? Marc Newman, author of Pivot, joins Scott to name

Is Abortion Murder? Why Your Words Matter in the Abortion Debate | Jay Watts

Scott Klusendorf sits down with Jay Watts of Merely Human Ministries to examine the terminology pro-life advocates use — and why both men deliberately avoid the word "mur

Post-Roe Pro-Life Strategy: Why the Movement Must Pivot | Dr. Marc Newman

Scott Klusendorf sits down with Dr. Mark Newman to discuss his new book Pivot, which lays out a strategy for the pro-life movement in a post-Roe v. Wade world. They exami

Prudence vs. Premature Zealotry: The Biblical Case for Political Wisdom

Scott Klusendorf welcomes Jojo Ruba of Students for Life of America to examine why equal protection bills demanding immediate abolition may cost more unborn lives than th

Why Not Just Be Pro-Abortion?

When pro-abortion advocates bristle at the label and insist they're merely "pro-choice," they reveal a telling instinct to apologize for something they claim is perfectly

After-Birth Abortion? Answering Giubilini, Minerva, and Boonin

Scott Klusendorf wraps up his series on the academic thinkers driving pro-abortion thought. Giubilini and Minerva shocked the world by arguing that if abortion is permiss

Michael Tooley and the Pattern Behind Pro-Abortion Thought

On this episode of the Case for Life, Scott Klusendorf breaks down philosopher Michael Tooley's mental continuity theory, which claims a right to life requires an actual

Prudence and Patience In an Impatient World

The worldview premises that make abortion plausible to our fellow citizens didn't emerge in the 1960s—they're rooted in centuries of philosophical shifts, from the Enligh

Newborn, but Not a Person? Answering Peter Singer

Scott Klusendorf continues his series on answering the leading academic defenders of abortion by turning to Peter Singer, whose mental continuity view claims that no newb

Human, but Not a Person? Answering Kate Greasley

Either every human being shares an equal right to life, or human value rests on traits — self-awareness, rationality, the ability to feel pain — that none of us possess i

When Children Become Necklaces

The culture is ratcheting up its attacks on human value and dignity. Whether abandoning reasoned debate in favor of hostile personal attacks or turning unwanted embryos i

Disagreement Without Division: Drawing Lines Without Breaking Fellowship

Scott Klusendorf is joined by his producer Adrian Rink to discuss how to navigate conflicts between brothers and avoid the trap of tribalism within the pro-life movement.

Prudence is Not Cowardice: The Conversation We Should Have

Scott Klusendorf is joined by Jonathan Van Maren to defend the argument that leading with legislation to prosecute women for murder is a strategic mistake in today's post

The Anchor and the Rope: Communicating Pro-life Truths Worldwide

Leslie Segraves joins Scott Klusendorf to reveal how the pro-life message transcends international borders, reaching from American high schools to South Asian communities