Abortion and Christianity
Given the Supreme Court decision to overturn the Roe v Wade ruling, let's embark on a journey of practical religion. We can't practice our religion in a sandbox, we have to apply it to the real world, after all, religion effectively changes the way we view the world. Roe v Wade background "Jane Roe" lawyers filed a suite against the local district attorney Henry Wade claiming Texas law prohibiting abortion except to save the life of the mother was unconstitutional. The Northern Texas District Court agreed it was unconstitutional. Texas officials challenged this ruling, went to the Supreme Court. Supreme Court ruling was the Due Process Clause of the 14th amendment was violated by Texas law which cites a fundamental right to privacy, which protects a pregnant woman's right to an abortion. But the Court also held that the right to abortion is not absolute and must be balanced against the government's interests in protecting women's health and prenatal...