To clarify my point in #5... I interpreted “give up your baby (for adoption)” as “don’t abort.”
Nevermind my last point. Abortion is clearly against the Church’s teaching. I am trying to post and work at the same time and got my brain crossed and forgot abortion was the issue.
I interpreted “give up your baby (for adoption)” as “don’t abort.”
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The issue here isn’t about adoption vs. abortion (Mormons are actually ok with abortion according to their offical documents).
The issue here is control. She was told to choose between her baby (which is an embarrassment in Mormon circles) or her Mormon religion. I don’t know a single protestant or Catholic minister/priest who would ever damn someone to hell for not giving up their child. Mormonism is ALL about control over the members.