Politics
Why I’m A Pro-Choice Christian
Reproduction is messy
Since the Moral Majority of the 1980s, American Evangelicals have pushed everyone to become single-issue voters focused on abortion. Some Christians question whether someone can vote pro-choice and still call oneself a Christian. Your vote may determine your eternal salvation.
But the aftermath of the overturning of Roe v. Wade reveals that abortion is not the black-and-white issue that Evangelicals believe it to be. So, yes, Christians like me can vote pro-choice and still call themselves Christians.
Who is Anya Cook, and why does her story matter?
Anya Cook stood on the stage of the 2024 Democratic National Convention with her husband stoically by her side, cradling a baby of 2–3 months. With poise, she told her wrenching story.
Two years ago, at sixteen weeks pregnant, her doctor said to prepare for a stillbirth. She needed an abortion, but she lived in Florida with its restrictive anti-abortion laws. Her doctor sent her home until her situation worsened. Worsen, it did. She had to miscarry in a bathroom. Her husband struggled to stop the bleeding, and Anya lost half her body’s blood and almost died.
