Cleveland, TN: In one of the most highly anticipated decisions in decades, the United States
Supreme Court today overruled the 1973 Roe v. Wade case that has provided a constitutionally
protected right to an abortion for almost 50 years. The Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson
Women’s Health Organization now allows the legality of abortion to be determined by each
state.
In recognizing this momentous decision for human life, Dr. Timothy M. Hill, General Overseer of
the Church of God (Cleveland, TN), issued the following statement:
“The body of Christ rejoices today with the release of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning
Roe v. Wade. For some five decades, the church has prayed for this day to come. Millions and
millions of babies have suffered the consequences of this senseless and inhuman decision.
Finally, the Supreme Court has brought some reason into this ungodly and evil world that we
call home.
When the Roe decision was handed down on January 22, 1973, the people of God, for the most
part, stood silently by, not realizing that the Court of that day had created a constitutional right
not recognized for hundreds of years before. As the moral and social consequences of abortion
became more and more known in the years that followed, believers began to voice their
concerns and opposition to the Court-created right to an abortion. But thanks to the grace and
mercy of God, this egregious wrong perpetrated on our country has come to an end today.
However, the battle is not over. The fight for life now moves from the courts to the state
legislative bodies across this country. I have been told that approximately half of the states have
laws in place or readily available to greatly reduce or basically outlaw abortions all together. On
the other hand, a good number of states have laws that would preserve the right to an abortion,
even late-term abortions.
If we are going to be a life-giving and caring church, now is the time that we must step up and
provide support to the more than 2,500 pregnancy resource centers across America, nonprofit
facilities that provide assistance to women with unplanned pregnancies. Every one of the babies
that will be saved by today’s Supreme Court decision is a creation of our almighty God.
Jeremiah 1:5 clearly tells us that ‘before I formed you in the womb I knew you.’ Even as we
applaud today’s decision, we must never stop fighting for life!!”