It is still developing and has no independent life. But it is a man and not a thing, nor a mere part of the mother's body . . . He who destroys germinating life kills a man . . . The fact that a definite NO must be the presupposition of further discussion cannot be contested, least of all today. In the last decade some mainline denominations have modified the stands they took in support of abortion during the sixties and seventies.
Abortion ought to be an option of last resort.
The large number of abortions in this society is a grave concern to the church. Nevertheless, our General Assembly asks us to approve whatever decision a woman makes in a problem pregnancy. Crisis pregnancy centers exist in numbers greater than abortion providers today as witness of Christians who have put their faith to work.