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ABORTION RITES - Jesus is Savior

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Abortion providers are developing new “consciousness”regarding abortion just as Wolf recommended. They believe a time<strong>is</strong> coming when a woman will know “she <strong>is</strong> the gatekeeper of life.” 79They env<strong>is</strong>ion a future in which “abortion <strong>is</strong> a non­<strong>is</strong>sue; pregnancy<strong>is</strong> seen as a profound and life­altering event and everything about it<strong>is</strong> treated as sacred ­ even, or perhaps, especially its ending.” 80Th<strong>is</strong> concept of women as “gatekeeper,” can be traceddirectly to femin<strong>is</strong>t spirituality. Witches maintain “women areliterally a gateway between the worlds and that abortion <strong>is</strong> aresponsible exerc<strong>is</strong>e of the sacred power of choice.” 81134 (Lincoln, NE: Writer’s Advantage, 2002).79Margaret R. Johnston and Clair Keyes, “How Do You Want YourAbortion?” in Viable Utopian Ideas: Shaping a Better World, ed. ArthurB. Shostak, 141­147 (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2003).80Ibid.(italics mine).93Minerva Earthschild and Vibra Willow, “Abortion: A Healing Ritual,”in the Pagan Book of Living and Dying: Practical Rituals, Prayers,Blessings, and Meditations on Crossing Over, Miriam Simos a.k.a.Starhawk, Aline O’Brien a.k.a M. Macha Nightmare and the Reclaiming224

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