God's ideal for human beings affirms the sanctity of human life, in God's image, and requires respect for prenatal life. However, decisions about life must be made in the context of a fallen world. Abortion is never an action of little moral consequence. Thus prenatal life must not be thoughtlessly destroyed. Abortion should be performed only for the most serious reasons.
Abortion is one of the tragic dilemmas of human fallenness.
The Church should offer gracious support to those who personally face the decision concerning an abortion. Attitudes of condemnation are inappropriate in those who have accepted the gospel. Christians are commissioned to become a loving, caring community of faith that assists those in crisis as alternatives are considered. In practical, tangible ways the Church as a supportive community should express its commitment to the value of human life. The Church also should commit itself to assist in alleviating the unfortunate social, economic, and psychological factors that ad to abortion and to care redemptively for those suffering the consequen ces of individual decisions on this issue.