ST. ANDREW CHURCH – MARIANNA: Statement on Supreme Court Dobbs decision by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry – The Episcopal Church

St. Andrew Church – Marianna issued the following announcement on June 24.

A Message From The Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry regarding the most recent United States Supreme Court to overturn the landmark decision of Roe vs. Wade.

Supreme Court released its decision in the case of Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The court has overturned the constitutional right to abortion that was recognized in the seminal 1973 case Roe v. Wade.

While I, like many, anticipated this decision, I am deeply grieved by it. I have been ordained more than 40 years, and I have served as a pastor in poor communities; I have witnessed firsthand the negative impact this decision will have.

We as a church have tried carefully to be responsive both to the moral value of women having the right to determine their healthcare choices as well as the moral value of all life. Today’s decision institutionalizes inequality because women with access to resources will be able to exercise their moral judgment in ways that women without the same resources will not.

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/…/statement-on…/…

Original source can be found here.

Source: St. Andrew Church – Marianna