Religion and Reproductive Rights

Presbyterian Church USA:

• Presbyterian Church USA Mission Agency: Abortion/reproductive Rights Issues
• Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Resolution on Reproductive Health (2012)
• Reproductive Justice and PC(USA)

Other denominations and religious groups

The Pew Research Center offers a clear, concise guide on religious groups' official stances on abortion. A few Christian denominational stances are listed on the Pew website. However, for other denominations, consulting official denominational websites is recommended. For a list of denominational websites, see https://lpts.libguides.com/denominations

Pew Research Center: Religious Groups’ Official Positions on Abortion

Other articles and sources:

• Alabama Reflector: Religious views on abortion more diverse than they may appear in U.S. political debate

• PLOS One: Abortion attitudes, religious and moral beliefs, and pastoral care among Protestant religious leaders in Georgia

• Bohrer, B. The abortion debate in American Christianity: church authority structures, denominational responses, and the stances of the affiliated. SN Soc Sci 2, 24 (2022)