This is the infamous 1971 SBC Resolution No. 4---On Abortion:"W H E R E A S , Others advocate no legal abortion [the Roman Catholic Church alone], or would permit abortion only if the life of the mother is threatened;
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Be it further Resolved, That we call upon Southern Baptists to work for legislation
that will allow the possibility of abortion under such conditions as rape, in-
cest, clear evidence of severe fetal deformity, and carefully ascertained evidence of the likelihood of damage to the emotional, mental, and physical health of the mother."
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This Resolution was sustained throughout the 70s and 80s and is one from which they cannot recover.