As a Unitarian Universalist minister, I believe that a human life is a sacred gift—and because of that, we should not force a woman to continue a pregnancy against her will. To do so is to disregard her life, and sometimes it would compromise the lives of her other children as well.
Read MoreWe are blessed to live in a democracy founded on freedom of speech and religion. As people of faith and conscience who are committed to creating a more just world, we know that our blessings carry responsibilities.
Read MoreWe celebrants are pro-life because we honor those who nurture life – our wives, our mothers, our sisters. We trust their judgement, their experience, their love of life. We join them in being pro-life by being pro-choice.
Read MoreA woman who makes a decision to have an abortion has felt a weight of responsibility as presented to her by her beliefs and the judgment of health professionals she trusts. If her faith places her life and health as primary during her pregnancy, then she should have the opportunity to make a decision appropriate for HER, as challenging and complex as it might be.
Read MoreI never judged women for the reasons they gave for needing an abortion. Instead, I trusted women’s judgment and helped them find a safe place to terminate their pregnancy.
Read MoreThe fact is, religious liberty does not mean the freedom to do whatever you want. The fact is, in order for us to coexist in our diverse society, my religious liberty has to end at the tip of your nose.
Read More…the “right to life” is not an absolute right. It exists in a matrix with other vital human rights, and they come into conflict more often than you might think. Because they come into conflict most painfully and personally in the situation of an unwillingly pregnant woman, abortion is a humane necessity.
Read MoreAs I stand before you today, my presence makes the most important and eloquent statement: There is more that one religious perspective on women’s rights, and women’s right to choose.
Read MoreWe live in a far different world than our ancestors. And we’re really confused about how to think and talk about sex in ways that are healthy and wholesome and ethical and moral.
Read MoreI grew up in a world in which women and children were the property of men. I have committed my career to changing that world. And I am grateful to be in the company of men and women who share that commitment.
Read MoreConsider the teenaged girl who can not get an abortion in her state without parental notification, but fears the violent reaction that telling her parents she is pregnant might elicit- are not these, today “the least of these”? Are they not among those who today need Sanctuary?
Read MoreWhen two extremely important moral values clash, there can be no completely moral solution, and we are thrust into the world of making the best of bad choices. If the pregnancy is unwanted, either the life is ended or the woman’s precious freedom is abridged. Both of these results are tragedies.
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