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'''The Norman Statement''' is a [[Christian statements|Christian statement]] regarding the [[Abortion abolitionism|abolition of abortion]] in the [[wikipedia:United States of America|United States]]. Before the statement was created, there were ''Five Pillars of Abolitionism'' developed mainly by [[T. Russell Hunter]], and the beliefs of such were carried over later on into the national statement. The statement is facilitated by [[Abolitionists Rising]], which released a first draft of it in March 2023. The statement was later finally drafted and adopted on April 22, 2023 during a gathering of Christian abortion abolitionist leaders who met in [[wikipedia:Norman, Oklahoma|Norman, Oklahoma]].<ref>https://abolitionistsrising.com/norman-statement</ref> | '''The Norman Statement on the Abolition of Abortion''' is a [[Christian statements|Christian statement]] regarding the [[Abortion abolitionism|abolition of abortion]] in the [[wikipedia:United States of America|United States]]. Before the statement was created, there were ''Five Pillars of Abolitionism'' developed mainly by [[T. Russell Hunter]], and the beliefs of such were carried over later on into the national statement. The statement is facilitated by [[Abolitionists Rising]], which released a first draft of it in March 2023. The statement was later finally drafted and adopted on April 22, 2023 during a gathering of Christian abortion abolitionist leaders who met in [[wikipedia:Norman, Oklahoma|Norman, Oklahoma]].<ref>https://abolitionistsrising.com/norman-statement</ref> | ||
On August 2, 2025, it was announced that a small portion of the statement would be removed:<ref>https://x.com/AbolitionRising/status/1951628726489199084</ref><blockquote>"...The drafters of the Norman Statement have voted to amend the Norman Statement's language regarding coercion. There is a growing discussion within the movement about whether or not codifying a duress defense in our legislation is the right thing to do. Over the next several months, this discussion will take place, and Lord willing, we'll be able to arrive at a consensus as a movement. In order to prevent the Norman Statement from being an obstacle towards that end, we've chosen to remove the language regarding coercion in the DENY section of Article VII. The sentence, '''''"WE DENY that any woman coerced into abortion under threat of bodily harm or who otherwise acted without criminal intent should face prosecution"''''' will be removed. Please note that this removal simply makes the Norman Statement neutral on this issue, and the removal is not intended to make the Statement take a side in the debate at this moment..." (Excerpt of the announcement posted by [[Abolitionists Rising]])</blockquote> | On August 2, 2025, it was announced that a small portion of the statement would be removed:<ref>https://x.com/AbolitionRising/status/1951628726489199084</ref><blockquote>"...The drafters of the Norman Statement have voted to amend the Norman Statement's language regarding coercion. There is a growing discussion within the movement about whether or not codifying a duress defense in our legislation is the right thing to do. Over the next several months, this discussion will take place, and Lord willing, we'll be able to arrive at a consensus as a movement. In order to prevent the Norman Statement from being an obstacle towards that end, we've chosen to remove the language regarding coercion in the DENY section of Article VII. The sentence, '''''"WE DENY that any woman coerced into abortion under threat of bodily harm or who otherwise acted without criminal intent should face prosecution"''''' will be removed. Please note that this removal simply makes the Norman Statement neutral on this issue, and the removal is not intended to make the Statement take a side in the debate at this moment..." (Excerpt of the announcement posted by [[Abolitionists Rising]])</blockquote> | ||