Many progressive Christians hold pro-choice views, often citing the biblical context as a pro-choice context. It is true that in the Old Testament, that abortion was legal and acceptable. Women have long been using herbal remedies to terminate a pregnancy, usually behind a man's back. However, these herbal remedies were banned in the Early Church, not for the woman, but for the man who prompted a woman to get an abortion.
The Seventh Commandment states in Exodus 20:13 KJV:
Thou shalt not kill.
This commandment is repeated many times in the New Testament. When repeated, the Greek root word is φονος (Latin: phonos) occurs in the commandment. A word like this is colored by the New Testament context, namely that of the Early Church. Christ, when He died and Rose, took the commandment of not murdering even further, expanding the biblical definition of murder to any taking of a life outside of the narrow context of self-defense and defense of others, even in war. The pro-life policies of the Early Church applied to abortion as well.
Abortion, as a moral statute and form of murder, was seen as a form of triangulation where the mother was pitted against her child. The triangulating abuser, usually a man, was the one punished for setting up a situation, and was excommunicated. Usually, this was a man who got a woman pregnant in a way that she could not take care of the child.
The woman was never blamed, due to the dependent nature of womanhood in biblical times. Instead, the man was blamed for putting her in the position where she had to choose. If a man raped a woman, and the child died of abortion, he was charged with both fornication and murder.
The Supreme Court of the United States is, in all likelihood, going to overturn Roe v. Wade. I support that, but only cautiously. Republican politicians need to start supporting a safety net to welcome the new children into the world. I myself am conservative, but not a Republican conservative. I support social safety nets for family values reasons - it benefits the family greatly when they have access to services and supports from a safety net. Protecting life does not stop at banning abortion. If all the supports of a safety net ate banned as well, the politicians behind it might as well be pro-birth. So, I was prompted to write this piece.
I don't blame women for abortion. Abortion is a way for men to not take responsibility for raising a child, or a way for men to wish away the ramifications of raping women. It is about time men raise their children instead of talk women into killing them. Then, we can start having taxpayer-funded healthcare and daycare to support families. Enough is enough. Ban abortion, now.
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