Groups call on Presbyterians to support Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021 – The Presbyterian Outlook

Groups call on Presbyterians to support Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021 – The Presbyterian Outlook

(PNS) — The Advocacy Committee for Women’s Concerns (ACWC) and the Office of Gender & Racial Justice are calling on Presbyterians to stand behind the commitment the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has made to seeking gender justice by joining the two groups in advocating for Senate passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021. The need for access to safe and legal abortion, the groups state, is one that exists within the pews of the PC(USA) and beyond. Passed in the House of Representatives in September 2021, the Women’s Health Protection Act was written “to protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue […]