Thanks for reporting the $1 million donation by the LDS Church to oppose expanded abortion access in Idaho. I suspect many of my fellow Latter-day Saints in Idaho — and Utah — weren’t thrilled at this use of funds.
Authorities at church headquarters who favor tough abortion restrictions may sometimes ask themselves if God himself is too permissive when it comes to ending unborn life.
Why? First, miscarriages, sometimes called spontaneous abortions, result in the unborn child dying due to failure to develop properly. They are viewed as acts of God. Had a miscarriage not occurred, we can assume that in many cases the mother would have been in violation of the law if she had later sought an abortion.
Second, in Numbers 5, it appears that “bitter water” sometimes is an abortifacient that ends the life of the unborn baby of adulterous women. Its use was advocated by God to Moses.
Third, the Almighty sent the Great Flood in which many of the women who drowned would have been pregnant.
Fourth, when Israel’s God ordered the killing of all occupants of certain cities, some of the women would have been pregnant.
Indeed, Utah’s Republican politicians are among the primary culprits when it comes to increased abortions. By opposing ready access to contraceptives, sex education and funding of family planning organizations, they contribute to increased unwanted pregnancies.
Steve Warren, West Valley City