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<\/a><\/p>\nCalling killing unborn babies \u201csacred work,\u201d a group of clergy gathered Tuesday to bless an Austin, Texas abortion facility.<\/span><\/p>\n The Huffington Post reports<\/strong><\/span><\/a> the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice and Texas Freedom Network organized the event at the Whole Woman\u2019s Health, an abortion chain known for numerous health and safety violations<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe first and foremost goal was to say that we support you and the work that you\u2019re doing, especially in a state where you\u2019re constantly having to meet new regulations or deal with critics and protesters,\u201d Rev. Amelia Fulbright, a campus minister in Austin, told the news outlet.<\/span><\/p>\n She said they organized the \u201cblessing\u201d to encourage the patients as well as the abortion workers.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAs people of faith, it\u2019s not that we think we\u2019re bringing God to this place; we believe God is already present in that space,\u201d Fulbright told the news outlet. \u201cBut it\u2019s to ask for prayers of safety, healing and peace, to infuse the space with an energy that is life-giving for women, a lot of whom are in an anxious time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The Rev. Katey Zeh, executive director of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, said they believe abortion is \u201csacred work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe Whole Woman\u2019s Health clinic in Austin is also a blessed space, not only because of our ritual of blessing on Tuesday but because providing reproductive health services has always been sacred work,\u201d Zeh wrote at the Religion News Service<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n She said ten clergy representing Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Unitarian Universalists, United Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ and Reform and Reconstructionist Jews participated in the event.<\/span><\/p>\n For Fulbright, one of the most meaningful moments was nursing her infant child while \u201cblessing\u201d a place where so many others are aborted.<\/span><\/p>\n According to the report:<\/span><\/p>\n She said one of the most meaningful moments of the ceremony was when her 4-month-old baby became hungry. She said being able to nurse her child in that setting, surrounded by people who understood the importance of being able to choose motherhood, illustrated to her that abortion clinics are a \u201clife-affirming space.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt paints a different picture than what the anti-abortion movement would like you to think happens in abortion clinics,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n The pro-abortion clergy claimed they hold the moral high ground, saying they want to be compassionate to pregnant women who are struggling and that compassion means supporting the killing of unborn babies.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBecause our prophetic teachings emphasize caring for our neighbors, progressive faith communities are called to respond to pregnant people with compassion and affirmation,\u201d Zeh said. \u201cWe know that making reproductive decisions can be hard work spiritually and emotionally, yet we believe God accepts the decisions of conscience each person makes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Unlike the small group, many religious leaders believe that abortions are wrong because they destroy a unique, innocent human being\u2019s life. Judaeo-Christian beliefs teach that every human life is created in the image of God and is valuable. The Bible strongly condemns the shedding of innocent blood and the harming of children.<\/span><\/p>\n