I don’t see anything that hints at a philosophy grounded in the idea that life only has value based on the feelings of those around or reliant or in relationship to that life.
The short version:
- All life is a gift.
- Horror at a society where abortion can seem like the best option due to economic and social realities. And a need to confront these realities as a Church.
- A recognition that there are circumstances where abortion is the best option, including especially in cases where continuing the pregnancy endangers the life and welfare of the mother.
Throughout there’s a real sense of deep respect and honor for the developing life in the womb, and of our deep dependence on one another in a society that disrespects that mutual dependence. I think you’ll like this statement!
It also includes policy ideas that include regulation of abortion as necessary for protecting life, but opposition to legal and logistical barriers for morally justifiable abortions. [I find this section… thin]
Here’s the 1991 ELCA Social Statement on Abortion: https://elcamediaresources.blob.core.windows.net/cdn/wp-content/uploads/AbortionSS.pdf
I don’t see anything that hints at a philosophy grounded in the idea that life only has value based on the feelings of those around or reliant or in relationship to that life.
The short version:
- All life is a gift.
- Horror at a society where abortion can seem like the best option due to economic and social realities. And a need to confront these realities as a Church.
- A recognition that there are circumstances where abortion is the best option, including especially in cases where continuing the pregnancy endangers the life and welfare of the mother.
Throughout there’s a real sense of deep respect and honor for the developing life in the womb, and of our deep dependence on one another in a society that disrespects that mutual dependence. I think you’ll like this statement!
It also includes policy ideas that include regulation of abortion as necessary for protecting life, but opposition to legal and logistical barriers for morally justifiable abortions. [I find this section… thin]