The Role of Idolatry in Abortion

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I don't have this conversation very often in christian settings Well, you know, uh Lydia sometimes I tell her my guests, you know what you say sometimes triggers what I in our podcast We call a rant alert where I go off on a rant because of the topic that's like i'm giving a rant alert right now Uh, I do think that we have to name the idolatry in play that is the steep connection between abortion and euthanasia. Underneath both of those are of those triple idols of where idolizing control where idolizing the avoidance of suffering and we're avoiding the autonomous self So it strikes me that we must have a consistent approach towards both of these issues That's

Curtis and guest Dr. Lydia Dugdale talk about life and death issues (literally) that affect every single human being. How do we face death? How can we die well? What are the cultural and medical forces that are leading so many to die poorly? Why are the practices of physican-assisted suicide and euthanasia gaining momentum and acceptance - and why has the Christian pro-life movement missed the deep connection between those practices and abortion?

Dr. Lydia Dugdale is a professor at the Columbia University Medical School and a national leader in medical ethics. She is the author of The Lost Art of Dying.

SHOW NOTES:

Free PDF download of The Lost Art of Dying study guide.

A pilot project in NYC that provides end-of-life resources for church leaders.

An excellent compilation of Christian writing on euthanasia and related end of life issues.

Coverage about Canada’s euthanasia industry in Plough Magazine and the New Atlantis.