Why there's no such thing as 'the' religious view of abortion

+ why Starbucks unionization is gaining steam US Edition - Today's top story: There is no one 'religious view' on abortion: A scholar of religion, gender and sexuality explains [View in browser]( US Edition | 13 June 2022 [The Conversation]( Atheists versus religious fundamentalists. That's the main stereotype of the abortion debate in the U.S. today: as though there are two stark camps, pro-choice and pro-life; one opposed to God, one fighting for him. In reality, of course, people’s views on whether abortion should be legal are far more complex, and so is religion’s role in the conversation. There’s no single “religious position” on the issue, whether you’re talking about among faiths or within them – and plenty of reproductive rights activists draw conviction from their traditions. Samira Mehta, a scholar of gender, religion and sexuality at the University of Colorado Boulder, [unpacks the diverse ways a number of different religious traditions think about abortion]( – emphasizing that when it comes to how people live out their faith, leaders’ official stance is just one part of the story. Also today: - [Why the Fed could start to fight inflation more aggressively]( - [Indian official’s comments on Muhammad sparks backlash]( - [The harms non-opioid directives can cause]( Molly Jackson Religion and Ethics Editor Demonstrators stand outside the Supreme Court in 2014. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images [There is no one ‘religious view’ on abortion: A scholar of religion, gender and sexuality explains]( Samira Mehta, University of Colorado Boulder Views on abortion differ not only among major religious traditions, but within each one. 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