Abortion Abolition: Beyond Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice Politics - Paperback

by Andrea Smith (Author), Mae Elise Cannon (Editor)

To quote Ruth Wilson Gilmore, "Abolition is not absence, it is presence." It is the creation of new systems and relationships that renders a practice or institution unnecessary. An abolition framework permits Christians to engage people across the current pro-life versus pro-choice divide and more effectively addresses the root causes of why there is abortion. This book is not focused on espousing a particular political position regarding electoral politics. Rather, it seeks to evaluate some assumptions that give rise to people feeling trapped in various political dilemmas. In interrogating these assumptions, we create more political and theological space that might open a more effective way to promote the lives of unborn children, their mothers, and their communities.

Author Biography

Evangelicals4Justice is an eclectic network of evangelical thought leaders and activists dedicated to making broad cultural impact through prophetic witness to the whole church. We are both a listening and speaking body, mobilizing evangelicals to engage a holistic gospel in their personal lives and in the public square, doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with our God. Mae Elise Cannon (editor), Andrea Smith (author), with contributions by Andrew Cheung, Rob Dalrymple, and Soong-Chan Rah.