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For decades, Christians have called for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. We have a religious belief that life begins at conception, and therefore protecting the life of the unborn is as important as saving the lives of our loved ones and neighbors. However, it contradicts Jesus’s message of love and aiding those in need to celebrate the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and call it a day.
The lives of the women and children that this decision will forever impact have value, which begs the question: what is the Christian answer to unwanted pregnancy? Hope.
Pro-life activists react to the landmark Supreme Court decision overruling Roe vs. Wade.
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We must provide hope and opportunity to every woman in crisis. That is why, well before the recent Supreme Court decision, our ministry invested tens of millions of dollars in a state-of-the-art facility, the Sanctuary of Hope, for women who choose life for their unborn babies. And we are ensuring that theirs will not be a life of poverty and misery but rather a life that you or I would like to build—a beautiful life filled with a real chance at a bright future.
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A woman who arrives at the Sanctuary of Hope is not cared for until her baby is born and thrown out into the world. On average, these women stay with us for around two years. In addition to having every basic need met — food, shelter, medical and prenatal care — we help these women get back on their feet by assisting them in building a firm foundation for a better life.
Anti-abortion demonstrators celebrate outside the United States Supreme Court as the court rules in the Dobbs v Women’s Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision in Washington, June 24, 2022.
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Every woman who comes through our doors will have the opportunity to receive at least an associate’s degree so that they can have a good career. They can access life-skills training and optional pre- and post- adoption support if they choose. They receive childcare after their baby is born so that they can succeed in their educational efforts. They receive counseling, as many come to us having endured abuse and neglect. And above all else, they are not judged, they are not condemned, and they are not scorned. Everyone around them loves them, and we ask nothing in return. Jesus’s love was unconditional; so too must be ours.
Christians across denominational lines must put as much — if not more — effort into establishing real sanctuaries for women in crisis across the country as we put into opposing Roe v Wade.
The Supreme Court’s decision will lead many states, including my home state of Texas, to effectively ban abortion. We know all too well the horrors of back-alley abortions. Whether we want to admit it or not, a black-market industry is born whenever the government prohibits something people wish to do. It is incumbent upon those of us who support the Supreme Court’s ruling to ensure this does not happen. The only way to do that is for Christian ministries nationwide to offer women in crisis the same love and opportunity found at the Sanctuary of Hope.
Christians across denominational lines must put as much — if not more — effort into establishing real sanctuaries for women in crisis across the country as we put into opposing Roe v Wade. Organizations that have raised millions of dollars to minimize abortions through the law should take that same time, money, and effort and now focus on reducing abortions by providing unconditional love and opportunity.
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Moreover, the change in the law does not mean that, ultimately women w, ill no longer have a choice in this context. Tragically, some will still consider risking their own lives and having illegal abortions. Others will travel to states where abortion will remain legal.
If the choice is between a life of deprivation and poverty or an abortion, many will still choose the latter. No government action will change that. Christians, therefore, must offer these women a real choice. We must ask them to choose to abide by the law, have their baby, and build a prosperous life.
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In the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, any Christian entity that would rather pat themselves on the back than do the work necessary to show women across the country that abortion — legal or otherwise — is not their only real option cannot call itself pro-life.
Life begins at conception, but it doesn’t end there. Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, the real work begins.
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Pastor John C. Hagee is the founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio.
