Abortion Rights are Human Rights

Dear friends,

My heart is breaking as I type. I’m so mad at what the Supreme Court has done this morning. I’m not surprised, mind you; this was expected and the result of a long-waged, evil strategy.

What the Court did this morning in overturning Roe vs. Wade, one of the most humane, ethical, responsible decisions of the last century, is an injustice to all Americans—all of us. The Dobbs decision is not justice.

Some may think this ruling protects children. It does not. If this were about protecting children, we’d be talking about equal wages and gender equity in the workplace so that parents could provide for their children. If this was about protecting children, childcare would be a fundamental, fully-funded government program and school systems would no longer be stacked against people living in poverty, especially BIPOC people. This decision is deeply connected to racism and entrenched white supremacy at all levels.

Let me repeat: the Dobbs decision is not about protecting children.

This is also not about the sanctity of human life. It is not. If this were about human life, healthcare would be a universally provided and equal right for all. Food, water, and housing would be readily available to everyone.

Let me repeat: the Dobbs decision is not about the sanctity of human life.

As people of God, it is our task to proclaim what we know to be true from scripture. God always sides with people on the margins, women and children especially. God gives us our breath, a breath that comes after we are born. God is no stranger to human injustice, and God will ultimately prevail.

Whatever you’re feeling, know that you are not alone. God is with us. We fight. We protect. We care and together we raise our voices.

We church.

Will