The Methodist Church has lost its way.
Since the birth of The United Methodist Church in 1968, the Social Principles paragraph on abortion has been contested. The 1972 paragraph stated: We support the removal of abortion from the criminal code, placing it instead under laws relating to other procedures of standard medical practice. A decision concerning abortion should be made only after thorough and thoughtful consideration by the parties involved, with medical and pastoral counsel.
Looks like the "United Methodist Church" never really had its way straight in the first place.
Long long ago.