Please name the denoms that are pro-choice..

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Well LDS don’t forbid abortion in extreme cases (life of mother, rape that sort of stuff). I’d guess that any that allow or endorse homosexuality would also be pro choice.
 
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Does anyone have a list of denoms that are pro-choice???
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Practically all the mainstream (liberal) protestant denominations, all the liberal Jewish ones, and the humanist ones (Unitarian, Ethical Society, etc)

Roman Catholicism is pro-life, Orthodox (traditional) Judaism is pro-life, Islam is pro-life, Buddhism is pro-life, and some of the conservative Protestant denoms are pro-life.
 
Wouldn’t it be easier to list the denominations that are pro-life? The list would be a lot shorter.
 
The most comprehensive listing I’ve seen is available at a website called PregnantPause. It’s very reliable because it takes its information from each denominations’ own statements and documents.

They don’t list every denomination, but most of the major ones.:

pregnantpause.org/people/wherchur.htm

In general, Orthodox Judaism is pro-life, while Reform and Conservative Judaism do not oppose abortion.
 
This site lists pro-abortion denominations:

American Baptist Churches-USA
American Ethical Union,
American Friends (Quaker) Service Committee,
American Jewish Committee,
American Jewish Congress,
Central Conference of American Rabbis,
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ),
Council of Jewish Federations,
Episcopal Church (USA),
Federation of Reconstructionist Congregations and Havurot, Moravian Church in America-Northern Province,
Na’Amat USA,
National Council of Jewish Women,
Presbyterian Church (USA),
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice,
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Union of American Hebrew Congregations,
Unitarian Universalist Association,
United Church of Christ,
United Methodist Church,
United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism.

religioustolerance.org/abo_hist1.htm
 
HashemEchad said:
Practically all the mainstream (liberal) protestant denominations, all the liberal Jewish ones, and the humanist ones (Unitarian, Ethical Society, etc)

Roman Catholicism is pro-life, Orthodox (traditional) Judaism is pro-life, Islam is pro-life, Buddhism is pro-life, and some of the conservative Protestant denoms are pro-life.
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HashemEchad,

You have claimed several times now that Orthodox Judaism is prolife. But doesn’t the Talmud explicitly teach that abortion is not only allowable but mandatory if the mother’s life is in danger, right up to the point of birth? Or are you going to tell me that this is just made up by liberal Jews?

Edwin
 
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Absolutely no way Hosea. Our PP allows a homosexual union but NO WAY does he support pro-choice.
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say what now?
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Actually I need to clarify that statement. Our PP DOES NOT CONDONE homosexual unions. He is merely aware of and tolerates one such union. That does not imply that he approves of it. But no way does he support pro-choice.

The author of a previous contribution I replied to stated that ‘homosexual unions were the same as pro-choice’ which I am challenging as wholly incorrect.
 
Lilyflower said:
Actually I need to clarify that statement. Our PP DOES NOT CONDONE homosexual unions. He is merely aware of and tolerates one such union. That does not imply that he approves of it. But no way does he support pro-choice.

The author of a previous contribution I replied to stated that ‘homosexual unions were the same as pro-choice’ which I am challenging as wholly incorrect.
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Tolerance is turning a blind eye and that holds guilt.
 
Contarini said:
HashemEchad,

You have claimed several times now that Orthodox Judaism is prolife. But doesn’t the Talmud explicitly teach that abortion is not only allowable but mandatory if the mother’s life is in danger, right up to the point of birth? Or are you going to tell me that this is just made up by liberal Jews?

Edwin
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One thing to consider in defense of HashemEchad’s position is that the Roman Catholic church recognizes abortion as licit and not sinful in two instances. One, natural abortion - miscarriage. And two - an abortion that occurs as the unplanned and unintended byproduct of a medical procedure necessary to save the life of the mother. Even if that procedure is known to have an abortifacient side effect. I think the point in play here is abortion as an elective procedure for any reason.

My two cents.
 
joeybaggz said:
One thing to consider in defense of HashemEchad’s position is that the Roman Catholic church recognizes abortion as licit and not sinful in two instances. One, natural abortion - miscarriage. And two - an abortion that occurs as the unplanned and unintended byproduct of a medical procedure necessary to save the life of the mother. Even if that procedure is known to have an abortifacient side effect. I think the point in play here is abortion as an elective procedure for any reason.

My two cents.
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Brother, do you hold a PhD in hair-splitting? 😛

A miscarriage-abortion is not sinful for the simple reason it is not commissioned or induced so is not admissible evidence of licit recognition of abortion by Catholic Church.
‘Insufficient evidence. Case dismissed’. That is what a judge would say! 😉

Blessings and peace
 
Contarini said:
HashemEchad,

You have claimed several times now that Orthodox Judaism is prolife. But doesn’t the Talmud explicitly teach that abortion is not only allowable but mandatory if the mother’s life is in danger, right up to the point of birth? Or are you going to tell me that this is just made up by liberal Jews?

Edwin
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Orthodox Judaism opposes abortion-on-demand, which means abortion is forbidden for convenience, rape, incest, birth defects, etc

Abortion is allowed for the extremely rare cases where the pregnancy directly threatens the life of the mother, but this is how the civil law also was before Roe v Wade, also.

Sadly, those who support legalized infanticide often try to use the less than 1% of cases that do threaten the life of the mother to try to justify the 99%+ of abortions that are done for reasons not pertaining to saving the life of the mother.
 
joeybaggz said:
One thing to consider in defense of HashemEchad’s position is that the Roman Catholic church recognizes abortion as licit and not sinful in two instances. One, natural abortion - miscarriage. And two - an abortion that occurs as the unplanned and unintended byproduct of a medical procedure necessary to save the life of the mother. Even if that procedure is known to have an abortifacient side effect. I think the point in play here is abortion as an elective procedure for any reason.

My two cents.
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Thanks, but those are not true elective abortions. A miscarriage is an act of nature, and cannot be in the same category as a deliberately planned, elective abortion done by human beings.

Also, when a woman’s life is in danger due to a medical condition, and the condition is treated even though it may INDIRECTLY cause the death of the baby, yes, the Catholic church permits that, but it is because the INTENT is not to kill the baby but to cure an unrelated medical condition.
 
Lilyflower said:
Brother, do you hold a PhD in hair-splitting? 😛

A miscarriage-abortion is not sinful for the simple reason it is not commissioned or induced so is not admissible evidence of licit recognition of abortion by Catholic Church.
‘Insufficient evidence. Case dismissed’. That is what a judge would say! 😉

Blessings and peace
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Hair splitting?? In teaching RCIA, I’ve known more than a couple of people (men and women) who truly believed that their miscarriages were a punishment from God for actions of their past life. My concern is with the moral implication of what we call abortion.

Having said that, I understand your post. You took my use of the word abortion in a way I did not intend. For possible clarification, restate the sentence to read: "…the Catholic Church recognizes the termination of a pregnancy as licit and not sinful in two instances…

Better?
 
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