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ABORTION RITES - Jesus is Savior

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make moral dec<strong>is</strong>ions.” 148Those who participated in the consortium “felt that using‘choice’ as a defining framework for the abortion rights movementhas prevented mainstream organizations from highlighting the moralagency of women who choose abortion.” 149 The reportrecommended incorporating spiritual speech into the abortionconversation, framing the <strong>is</strong>sue to include the fullness of women’sexperiences, and reaching out to religious and spiritual leaders whosupport abortion rights.In conclusion, the report adv<strong>is</strong>ed, “Leaders in themainstream movement must not be afraid to speak about moralityand spirituality when d<strong>is</strong>cussing why women choose abortion. There<strong>is</strong> much to learn from activ<strong>is</strong>ts … who have begun to make148National Abortion Federation, Increasing Access to Abortion forWomen in Diverse Communities: Recommendations from a NationalConsortium (n.p.: National Abortion Federation, 2002).149Ibid.257

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