"My brothers, if this is the last sound made by the last living man, it must be shouted loud and clear: life is a gift of God!" - Kiril, The Shoes of the Fisherman
I pray the LCMS, headquartered in St. Louis, stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the diocese on this matter.
Indeed they do.
https://blogs.lcms.org/2017/lcms-statement-opposing-board-bill-203