Is there support for womens choice about abortion in religion?
For communities of faith, reproductive choice issues are difficult ones. People with equally committed religious convictions differ greatly in their opinions on this sensitive issue. Widespread denominational support exists for the right of women to choose safe and legal abortion, but the public has been falsely led to believe that all religions are opposed to abortion rights. Young Women’s Christian Association of the USA, National Convention, 1970, 1973, 1988: As an organization rooted in the Christian faith, the YWCA is deeply conscious of the difficult personal and ethical choices raised by the issue of abortion. The position of the YWCA is not “pro-abortion.” It is a position supporting a woman’s right to make an individual decision based upon her own religious and ethical beliefs and her physician’s guidance. This is the position taken by the Supreme Court on January 22, 1973, in the case of Roe v. Wade. The Court recognized that science cannot tell us “when life begins,” for to
