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THEOLOGICAL DOCUMENTS  —COMMISSION ON THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONS
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Christians for Life (WELS): christianliferesources.com
Concordia Bioethics Institute: cuw.edu/departments/institutes/bioethics
LCMS Life Ministries: lcms.org/life
Lutherans for Life: lutheransforlife.org
/T_he Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity: cbhd.org