Protestant Churches Lament, Cheer Dobbs Ruling

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Mainline Protestant church agencies and officials issued a series of statements on Friday following the release of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case. That opinion details an effective reversal of both Roe v. Wadeand Planned Parenthood v. Casey, returning abortion as an issue for states to decide.

“I am deeply grieved by it,” wrote Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. “We as a church have tried carefully to be responsive both to the moral value of women having the right to determine their healthcare choices as well as the moral value of all life. Today’s decision institutionalizes inequality because women with access to resources will be able to exercise their moral judgment in ways that women without the same resources will not.”

The Episcopal Church’s top bishop went on to write that “As Episcopalians, we pray for those who may be harmed by this decision, especially for women and other people who need these reproductive services.”

Within 30 minutes of the release of Curry’s statement, the Episcopal Public Policy Network sent an e-mail action alert urging Episcopalians to advocate for Congressional action “to provide a right to abortion care in federal statute.”

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Protestant Churches Lament, Cheer Dobbs Ruling