Popular US actor and comedian Whoopi Goldberg has urged Christians to reflect on how they debate and express their beliefs regarding abortion.

Speaking on CBN's The View, the 68-year-old lectured Christians about how, from her perspective, they ought to engage with the issue.

“I’d like to remind all those Christians and Catholics out there that it is a much bigger conversation than just abortion,” Goldberg said. “If you are concerned about what this does to a human being in their life, is this the way Jesus wants you to be? Is this the way Jesus wants you to act?”

In 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ruling that the Constitution does not guarantee the right to abortion. This decision transferred the authority to regulate abortion back to individual states, resulting in a mix of stricter laws in some states and protections in others, and igniting renewed debates and protests over reproductive rights across the U.S.

This issue has become a significant topic in the US election campaign, with many Catholics and Evangelicals supporting former president Donald Trump, who has positioned himself as pro-life. In 2016, Trump received 81 per cent of the white evangelical vote and 52 per cent of the Catholic vote.

However, the debate has intensified in recent weeks following Melania Trump’s release of a video promoting her upcoming book, in which she suggested that she is pro-abortion—a stance that contrasts with that of her husband and has sparked criticism among Christian Republicans.

Goldberg added: “Doesn’t Jesus want you to be able to say to somebody, ‘Come over here, I know you must be going through something tough,’ as opposed to what we’re seeing? This is insane.”