Wednesday, June 17, 2026

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the Democrats who claim to want their party to move to the ‘middle’ on abortion (but no middle ground exists), the debate over designer babies in the scientific community, and the UFC fights at The White House. Part I (00:14 – 12:48) There is No Middle Ground on the Evil of Abortion: Democrats Who Want to Move to the ‘Middle’ Do Not Truly Want Less Abortions The Missing Middle in the Abortion Debate by The New York Times (Zaid Jilani) Part II (12:48 – 19:32) ‘Where Does Medicine End and Eugenics Begin?’: The Debate Over Designer Babies in the Scientific Community is Ablaze Medical Cure or Designer Baby? A New Approach to Editing Embryos Ignites Debate.