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Should Christian’s be Pro-Life?
Today’s blog digs deep into the roots of my business and my beliefs. I started Life Bringing Doula because I felt called to support mothers and women during pregnancy and postpartum. My entire business is structured around being pro-life (you can read more about that in my other blog).
But today, I want to dig even deeper. I want to share why I believe all Christians should be pro-life – and beyond that, why I identify as an abolitionist.
As a Christian, I believe in the sanctity of life. Life begins at conception, and Scripture tells us that humans are created in God’s image (Genesis 1:26-27). Therefore, I believe abortion is murder, and God clearly defines murder as a sin (Exodus 20:13). As a Christian, I cannot support abortion because that would mean standing behind something God explicitly forbids.
Taking it one step further, I believe it is wrong to punish one type of murder while ignoring another. God calls us to use honest scales (Leviticus 19:35-36; Proverbs 11:1). It is dishonest to punish one murderer but not another. An abortionist takes the life of a human being and therefore commits murder. By that same reasoning, a woman who willingly aborts her child has also committed murder. James 2:9-10 warns against partiality in upholding God’s law. If we punish murder committed against a born human, justice is not consistent if we exclude the unborn.
Because of this, I can no longer say I am simply “pro-life.” I am an abolitionist. And the rest of this blog will share why I believe all Christians should be abolitionists too.
Christians believe in the eternal Kingdom of Heaven, and we believe that Jesus is King. Anyone can walk the narrow path to heaven, but few do (Matthew 7:13-14). We know that salvation is not based on what we do or don’t do; it is God’s grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9). But that does not mean Christians are free to do whatever they want. Jesus tells us that if we love Him, we will keep His commands (John 14:15). One of those commands is “Do not murder.” Another is to call out fellow believers in their sin and urge them to repentance (Matthew 18:15-20). Therefore, we should not take the life of a developing baby, and we should encourage our brothers and sisters in Christ to stand against abortion as well.
If I believe life begins at conception – and I do – then I believe all life begins at conception, with no exceptions. I am deeply and utterly heartbroken for any woman who finds herself pregnant through rape or abuse. But I do not believe that the way a child was conceived can ever justify ending their life.
Furthermore, I do not believe there is ever a point in pregnancy when abortion is acceptable. I speak from experience. If abortion is legal up to 16 weeks, I remember feeling my son moving inside me by then. If abortion is legal up to 8 weeks, I remember seeing his heartbeat on the ultrasound. Whether it is early or late in pregnancy, abortion always takes the life of a human being.
Incremental laws (heartbeat bills, pain-capable acts) may reduce some abortions, but they also teach that before a heartbeat or pain, the baby is somehow “less human.” God’s standard is not incremental justice but full justice.
As Abolitionist Rising puts it so perfectly:
“Abolitionists believe that we will never abolish abortion by calling for compromise; that we will never end abortion by allowing it all along the way to its “incremental abolition.” The abolitionist does not think that you can write laws to “protect babies because they feel pain,” then write laws to “protect babies because they have beating hearts,” then write laws to “protect babies because they are human.” By writing such laws, pro-life legislators train the culture to believe that abortion is permissible up to the point of pain or the possession of a beating heart instead of instructing the culture to abolish abortion because it is the murder of a human being created in the image of God.”
As an abolitionist, I am not seeking to make abortion “safer” (because there is no such thing as a safe abortion when it ends an innocent life). I yearn to see abortion gone. I believe those who have committed abortion should be held accountable for their actions. But committing a crime does not make someone unforgivable.
If you have had an abortion, performed an abortion, pressured someone into abortion, or been affected by abortion in any way, there is help and hope for you. There are post-abortion support groups for mothers and fathers impacted by abortion.
While sin must be called sin, and abortion is sin, God saves. Redemption is offered to all who repent. “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1)
Finally, a very basic reason Christians should stand against abortion: The Didache (1st-century Christian teaching document) explicitly prohibited abortion and infanticide, showing that the early church viewed abortion as incompatible with Christian faith. Many early councils and theologians affirmed the unborn’s life is sacred under God’s command: “You shall not murder.”
Christians are also called to the Great Commission, to teach all that Jesus commanded, not just what we like (Matthew 28:18-20), including the command to protect life. We are called to action – not just to oppose abortion in belief, but to stand up against it in practice (Proverbs 24:11-12; 31:8-9).
If the Church believes abortion is sin and the Church is called to stand against sin, then we must push back against abortion. The only way to overcome darkness is to bring it into the light. What is the light? The Good News. The Gospel. Jesus!
Thank you for your continued support in my business and endeavors and I cannot wait to share more with you. If you would like to purchase any stickers, the store on my website with all my stickers I have designed is now up and running! Or if you would like a free consultation, have any questions, or just have something to say, feel free to reach out to me by my contacts page, email, or text. I look forward to where we will go together.
