Could all Christians in America work together to end abortion?

[NotTooSmart]

A good start would be with those who call themselves Catholic. I’m talking politicians and those who vote on all levels of government. Just think of all those so-called Catholics in Congress on on the US Supreme Court. If they would band together and vote for life, but for political reasons they won’t.

Actually the Catholics on the Supreme Court have by-and-large been excellent.

I wish we could get 2-3 more like the Catholics that are already there.

Congress, I agree with you on unfortunately.

 

[Lutheranteach]

I fear the the repercussions of not having at least limited abortion rights would be far worse than what we now have.

 

[Bluegoat]

I fear the the repercussions of not having at least limited abortion rights would be far worse than what we now have.

You mean if all abortion was catagorically not allowed? Even in cases of things like ectopic pregnancy or other serious dangers to life of the mother?

Or something more?

If the first, I don’t think there is actually any place where it would be possible to legislate an abortion law like that and not have it immediately struck down by the courts.

If it did happen, my suspicion is that doctors would continue to illegally attend such cases anyway.

It probably wouldn’t be a great plan, people would think it was unjust, and so might think the whole principle was unjust, and just ignore it.

But again, I don’t think it is legally possible in most cases, certainly not in any Western country.

 

[Jason_1977]

It is often said that the Church is the most united during periods of persecution. Although Christianity itself (at least in the United States) is not under direct persecution, many of the moral principles we share are. The most egregious of these is the horror of abortion.

Abortion itself is an outright denial of the existence of a creator; it is demonstrative of a society which only values an individual in terms of their material worth or their ability to labor or reason. This is also manifested in our ever-more-lax policies with regard to euthanasia.

I know that the Roman church has pro-life organizations, as does the LCMS (Lutherans for Life), and other churches do as well. But is this counterproductive? Is it possible for us to put our doctrinal differences aside for the sake of the unborn? Could a united Christian force set this country straight? How?

Looking for thoughts and ideas, and wondering what you all think.

well, all of the pro-life ones anyway…

 

[AdrianP]

We can at least enter health forums and speak .