While the LDS church says abortion is immoral, I don’t it takes a position on whether abortion should be legal. LDS members here can correct me if I’m wrong.
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Abortion
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believes in the sanctity of human life. Therefore, the Church opposes elective abortion for personal or social convenience, and counsels its members not to submit to, perform, encourage, pay for, or arrange for such abortions.
The Church allows for possible exceptions for its members when:
• Pregnancy results from rape or incest, or
• A competent physician determines that the life or health of the mother is in serious jeopardy, or
• A competent physician determines that the fetus has severe defects that will not allow the baby to survive beyond birth.
The Church teaches its members that even these rare exceptions do not justify abortion automatically. Abortion is a most serious matter and should be considered only after the persons involved have consulted with their local church leaders and feel through personal prayer that their decision is correct.
The Church has not favored or opposed legislative proposals or public demonstrations concerning abortion.
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Okay, so that leaves some wiggle room for politicians who are personally opposed to abortion but don't want to make it illegal.
That's what I though. Thanks for the clarification.
Mitt Romney has been Mormon from BEFORE his birth.
He should have had an anti-abortion stance from the get go.
He hasn't.
His problem.
A competent physician determines that the fetus has severe defects that will not allow the baby to survive beyond birth.
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If the baby is going to die at birth anyway, why murder it early ???
Why BBQ or mutilate it to death sans any pain killer ???