All Baha'is are subject to Baha'i law and Baha'i standards.
It would clearly be unacceptable for a Baha’i doctor to advocate abortion as a
method of birth control and set up a clinic for that purpose, or for a Baha'i
psychiatrist to publicly advocate sexual intercourse before marriage.
- The Universal House of justice (From a
letter dated 10 December 1992 written on behalf of the Universal House of
Justice to an individual believer; compilation: ‘Issues Related to Study of the
Faith’, Extracts from letters written on behalf of the Universal House of
Justice, prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice)
