PC(USA) Washington office calls for support of Women’s Health Protection Act – The Presbyterian Outlook

PC(USA) Washington office calls for support of Women’s Health Protection Act – The Presbyterian Outlook

Lexington, Kentucky (PNS) — The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Office of Public Witness is asking people to contact their senators to urge them to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021, saying it “ensures reproductive equity and protects bodily autonomy.” The legislation and calls to support it come as states such as Texas are passing laws that drastically curtail abortion rights and the Supreme Court appears poised to support those efforts and roll back the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision which said women have the right to an abortion. “The overturning of Roe v. Wade would have drastic negative impacts on individuals around […]