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Date: April 15, 2012 08:57PM
I thought this might be interesting reading for the thread.
The official church position on abortion (because it's cited in the CHI) tilts a little to the right, but gives a pro-choice Mormon politician sufficent wiggle room to move about. The first part explains the church's moral opposition to abortion, but in this part is more fuzzy on getting involved in the political area.
“Church Issues Statement on Abortion,” Ensign, Mar. 1991, 78
“The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as an institution has not favored or opposed specific legislative proposals or public demonstrations concerning abortion.
“Inasmuch as this issue is likely to arise in all states in the United States of America and in many other nations of the world in which the Church is established, it is impractical for the Church to take a position on specific legislative proposals on this important subject.
“However, we continue to encourage our members as citizens to let their voices be heard in appropriate and legal ways that will evidence their belief in the sacredness of life.”
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=d1e066ce3a47b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1So glad we have prophets to provide clarity on the important moral issues of the day <snark>. Amen.