{"id":294637,"date":"2023-07-13T12:42:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T17:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=294637"},"modified":"2023-07-12T15:43:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T20:43:17","slug":"united-church-christ-resolution-killing-preborn-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/united-church-christ-resolution-killing-preborn-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"United Church of Christ resolution supports killing preborn children as ‘health care’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The United Church of Christ’s General Synod approved a resolution<\/a> titled, \u201cDenouncing the Dobbs<\/em> Decision and Proclaiming Abortion as Healthcare\u201d during its recent meeting, which took place June 30 to July 4 in Indianapolis. The resolution passed by an overwhelming majority with a vote of 611 in favor, 24 against, and 13 abstaining.<\/p>\n

The text of the resolution is overtly in support of abortion, declaring \u201cthe right of all people to access reproductive healthcare including contraception and abortion.\u201d It further states that \u201cforced birth is an act of sexual violence and the choice to have and care for children is a sacred decision which should not be forced upon anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite this claim, the concept of “forced birth” is a completely nonsensical one. The vast majority of pregnancies are a result of consensual sex. Pregnancy is a biological process that naturally results in birth (or a miscarriage occurs). It is impossible to “force” this upon anyone. The only way force comes into play is if the mother undergoes an abortion \u2014 which results in the forced death<\/em> of her child.<\/p>\n