United Church of Christ urges churches to help 'pregnant people' get abortions.
Pro-abortion and pro-life demonstrators gather outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 02, 2022, in Washington, D.C. In an initial draft majority opinion obtained by Politico, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito allegedly wrote that the cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern v. Casey should be overruled. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesThe United Church of Christ overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling on member congregations of the liberal mainline denomination to help "pregnant people" get abortions.
At the 34th UCC General Synod earlier this month, delegates passed the measure denouncing the U.S. Supreme Court's June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision and calling for the denomination to support abortion access by a vote of 611 in favor, 24 opposed and 13 abstaining.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Dobbs that abortion is not a constitutional right, overturning the 1973 decision Roe v. Wade. The decision also allowed several states to enact restrictions and bans on the procedure's legality in most circumstances.
The UCC resolution claimed that "a majority of Americans support legal abortion in all or most cases" and that state abortion bans can threaten "the lives of pregnant people," as well as "deepen unequal access to comprehensive reproductive care" for minority communities.
