Let's look back on January 22, 1973, when the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade, establishing that laws banning abortion violated the constitutional right to privacy. In effect, with one decision, the Court overturned all state laws outlawing or restricting abortion.
Click here for transcripts and audio of the oral arguments.
It's chilling. Nine individuals were able to do away with the "settled law" in fifty states, deciding that it was illegal to protect the unborn because it infringed on one's right to privacy.
Roe v. Wade was tried; millions and millions died.
For thirty-five years, the Roe v. Wade decision has been marked by a March for Life in Washington, in addition to demonstrations and rallies around the country. Millions of Americans gather to show their support for the unborn, recognizing that human life does not begin at birth, but in the womb.
From an editorial in today's Washington Times:
There have been more than 48.5 million abortions in the United States since Roe was decided, according to tallies analyzed by the National Right to Life Coalition.
The number of lives lost is staggering.
The first babies to be aborted after Roe was decided would be old enough to have babies of their own. In fact, the babies of the babies could already be in high school.
While politicians and activists have much debated the question of whether human life begins at conception, in the womb or outside it, we should give ear to former President Reagan, a convert to the pro-life movement, who in 1983 wrote that "when we talk about abortion, we are talking about two lives — the life of the mother and the life of the unborn child... Anyone who doesn't feel sure whether we are talking about a second human life should clearly give life the benefit of the doubt. If you don't know whether a body is alive or dead, you would never bury it. I think this consideration itself should be enough for all of us to insist on protecting the unborn."
Well said.
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