Psalm 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
Psalm 146:3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
We must keep the laws of man (Romans 13:1-7, 1 Peter 2:13-17) and so, if the government were to bring in a law requiring us to wear a purple hat on a Wednesday, we would be bound to keep that law, although it is not commanded in the scriptures. We also keep the law of God, because
Psalm 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
Psalm 119:142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
The problems occur when a conflict of interest arises - when the government orders us to accept a breaking of the law of God - as in the present case where the government has sanctioned murder, which is clearly forbidden by God. Though we are bound to keep the law of man, we are not bound to sit silently by while our God is ignored - there is nothing to stop us using our rights under the law of the land in order to overturn an unGodly law.
I do believe abortion is murder, and thus breaking the law of God, and because it is so, we must combat it using the means we are entitled to under the law of the land. By this I mean we cannot do as some people have, and kill or attempt to harm abortion providers, because were we to do that we would ourselves break the law of God. But we can, and we should vote for parties against abortion, use marches and rallies and petitions and all the others means for peaceful citizens to express their views to those who make the laws. Hopefully one day we will see abortion once again criminalised and those who do such things placed on a par within the law with murderers.
/Lucilius