I've Studied Some Theology

A visiting speaker at my church told a story that many years ago his mother had been young and single when she got pregnant with him.  A different family member had attempted to do their own abortion shortly before and they ended up losing their life.  The family and extended family were naturally concerned; and they prayed special prayers over this future speaker while he was in the womb.  He came to have some hardships during his childhood but  then became very successful in life.

Should we draw a conclusion from the above story that abortion is bad and life is good?  I'm happy this speaker became successful and I don't begrudge him anything.  But it could be said that if the family member had had access to safe, legal, and affordable abortion, they probably wouldn't have died!?

Have received a letter and some materials from my church headquarters regarding their views on abortion.  I'm concerned because most, if not all, of our church administrators everywhere are male.  It's a male-dominated culture, at this point  The Bible is such a complex book that it's not too difficult to pick and choose, whether deliberately or not, what appeals to us about a particular topic and to ignore or misunderstand the rest....  (I've studied some theology in the past and I'm not completely ignorant or incompetent in these matters.)