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    Christian Authors Jen Hatmaker and Mary Backstrom Say They Back Roe v. Wade

    Two prominent female authors of Christian books have voiced their support for Roe v. Wade in light of the leaked Supreme Court opinion that suggests a majority of justices are in favor of overturning the landmark decision.

    Jen Hatmaker and Mary Katherine Backstrom each expressed support for Roe and legalized abortion on their respective Facebook pages this week, sparking a mixture of approval and pushback from followers.

    A Supreme Court decision overturning Roe would send the issue back to the 50 respective states.

    On her blog, Hatmaker, the author of For the Love and multiple other books, called the potential overturning of Roe a "shocking, unprecedented repeal of women's rights."

    Backstrom, the author of Holy Hot Mess and Crazy Joy, said she believes women "deserve to have agency over their bodies."


    Hatmaker, whose books were pulled by Lifeway in 2016 due to her support for same-sex marriage, said on her Facebook page that she had "sat quietly" for two days before voicing her opinion.

    "Reproductive rights belong to women, individually, and they keep us safer, healthier, and autonomous," Hatmaker wrote. "This reversal will cause monumental physical and social harm to women ...."


    The legislative opponents of Roe, she said, are participating in "political theater." She chided politicians who oppose Roe but also oppose free birth control, "comprehensive" sex-education, maternal health care, paid maternity leave and subsidized child care, among other things.

    Backstrom said she is a survivor of rape and childhood sexual abuse. She posted a comment on Hatmaker's Facebook page, thanking her for speaking out and adding it's "scary/hard/discouraging being a person of faith and feeling alone on the topic of agency."

    Hatmaker and Backstrom each have more than 800,000 Facebook followers.

    A 2021 Gallup poll showed American women deeply divided about abortion, with 52 percent labeling themselves pro-choice and 42 percent pro-life.

    That division was reflected on the Facebook pages of Hatmaker and Backstrom.

    "You aren't alone. Many of us feel the same," one woman wrote, referencing both authors. "Every woman deserves to have autonomy over her body."

    "Each life is precious and deserves a chance. Reversing Roe V. Wade will give more unborn children a chance at life," another woman, who is pro-life, commented. "... While every woman that becomes pregnant has infinite value, so does the life she carries inside her. So many women have experienced abortion, and it not only has caused irreparable harm to them but permanently taken away the rights of the unborn person inside them."

    "Oh, Jen. My heart breaks for you," another pro-life woman wrote. "I've always admired how you defend the vulnerable and the underdog, but now, seeing how you have told unborn people that they're not worth your defense, truly makes me mourn."

    Here are the fb posts. Hard to believe some of the comments if they profess to be Christians.

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    More power to you if you think you can be a Christian and support the murder of innocent babies.

    "Well fuego, they are just deceived."

    Yeah, they're deceived that they can be a Christian and support the murder of innocent babies.

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    Christians must have little discernment when tens of thousands follow these deceived people

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cardinal TT View Post
    Christians must have little discernment when tens of thousands follow these deceived people
    Not just following them but agreeing with them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    Not just following them but agreeing with them.
    The blind leading the blind and they both fall into a ditch - Matt 15:14

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    Deception is thick. They don't get it, they can't seem to figure out that it is an act of murder.

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