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Saturday, May 07, 2022

Religion & abortion

Contrary to what many believe, not all religious groups oppose abortion. A couple of examples ...

Episcopal Church statement on reports concerning Supreme Court case pertaining to abortion

[...] In light of the recent report about a pending decision in the Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, The Episcopal Church reaffirms our commitment to “equitable access to women’s health care, including women’s reproductive health care,” which we view as “an integral part of a woman’s struggle to assert her dignity and worth as a human being.” The Office of Government Relations will continue to advocate at the federal level to protect reproductive rights ...

Supreme Court’s Roe ruling would trample the religious freedom of every Jewish American

[...] For Jews, it is no exaggeration to say that access to abortion services isn’t just tolerated, it is a religious requirement, and has been for thousands of years.

Surprised? Let’s dig into some of the texts ....


The Religious Right thinks it owns religious belief in America. Not true.

2 Comments:

Blogger Katherine Nielsen said...

I didn't know that about Jewish belief.

11:48 AM  
Blogger crystal said...

I had read about this a few years ago. It makes me wonder what the religious feeling about abortion was at Jesus' time.

6:29 PM  

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