RESOLUTION 1: ON THANKING GOD FOR THE SUPREME COURT’S PRO-LIFE RULING IN DOBBS V. JACKSON
WHEREAS, Scripture reveals that all human life is created in the image of God, and therefore sacred to our Creator (Genesis 1:27; 9:6); and
WHEREAS, The Bible affirms that the preborn child is a person, bearing the image of God, from the moment of conception (Psalm 139:13–16; Luke 1:44); and
WHEREAS, Louisiana Baptists have historically recognized the sanctity of life in the womb and repeatedly reaffirmed our pro-life ethic, our opposition to the heinous act of abortion, our support for abortion-vulnerable women as well as our commitment to the sanctity of marriage and the health and growth of families; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana Baptists have prayerfully sought God’s favor in moving the nation’s highest court to affirm the truth that life begins at conception and that the preborn are worthy of dignity and protection; and
WHEREAS, The United States Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to overturn its harmful decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992); which, combined, led to more than 63,000,000 preborn lives lost during the past 49 years; and
WHEREAS, The Louisiana Legislature, the governors of Louisiana, and the citizens of our state had enacted laws to end abortion in our state once Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey were overturned; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the messengers to the 175th session of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, meeting in Alexandria, Louisiana, November 15, 2022, praise God and thank Him for His favor in the long-term effort to overturn the disastrous pro-abortion precedents set in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we applaud Associate Justices Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas for their courageous unity in the face of threats of violence against them and their families to stand firm in returning “the authority to regulate abortion … to the people and their elected representatives,” allowing Louisiana and other states to ban abortion, thus protecting the lives of the preborn and upholding the sanctity of the parent-child relationship; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we commend the churches and individuals who have worked tirelessly to cultivate a pro-life culture in our state through prayer, spiritual health and growth of our citizenry about pro-life matters, and public policy action (including the overwhelming passage of the 2020 statewide ballot measure, the Love Life Amendment); and be it further
RESOLVED, That we implore Louisiana Baptists to increase their efforts to serve and support local pregnancy resource centers, pro-life organizations, foster-care and adoptive families, doing invaluable and often under-recognized work in the care of mothers and children at every stage of life and the support of fathers so they may effectively bear their parental responsibilities; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we commit to stand with and pray for abortion-vulnerable women and the fathers of preborn children, to eliminate any perceived need for the horror of abortion, and to oppose Planned Parenthood and other predatory organizations or institutions who exploit vulnerable women for profit; and be it finally
RESOLVED, That we urge the Louisiana Legislature to designate the month of June as “Sanctity of Preborn Life Month” in celebration of the Supreme Court’s historic ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
