Category: Roe v. Wade

By Sarah Terzo (The following is taken from Anne Hendershott’s, The Politics of Abortion, where Hendershott analyzes what Justice Blackmun’s daughter, Sally Blackmun, wrote in her introduction to Gloria Feldt’s book, The War on Choice.) Sally Blackmun, Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun’s daughter, talks about why he found in favor of Roe v. Wade: “Sally …

By Dave Andrusko The Abortion Industry and its minions in the media never run out of stories with complementary narratives. On the one hand, we’re told that Roe v. Wade is toast, but on the other hand, there is a way to save “reproductive rights.” What changes is the immediate impetus for the Chicken Little …

By Paul Stark, Communications Associate, Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life In 1868, in the wake of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution. It affirms (in part): “No State shall … deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within …

By Dave Andrusko With all the attention paid to abortion, it stands to reason there will be a growing number of public opinion polls taken. Yesterday, National Right to Life News Today analyzed a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll which found 70% of the respondents against permitted a mother and the abortionist “to end the life” of …

By Dave Andrusko Let’s say for the sake of argument, when pollsters ask about Roe v. Wade they are serious about finding out what the public is thinking about reversal (which is the question they most often ask). Not that they are, but let’s pretend they are. So CBS News asked two questions about Roe …

By Nancy Valko Most people volunteer for the pro-life movement. I consider myself a draftee. For me, there was no “choice.” I became a conscript because of personal and professional experiences that followed in the wake of the Roe v Wade decision. I was a young intensive care unit nurse when the Roe v. Wade …

By Dave Andrusko One hundred and sixty two years ago today, the Supreme Court handed down its disastrous Dred Scott v. Sanford decision. Like Roe v. Wade, to which pro-lifers routinely compare it, the High Court’s vote was 7-2. Like Roe v. Wade, Dred Scott v. Sanford “solved” nothing because it was incompatible with justice. …

By Jean Garton Editor’s note. The late Dr. Garton authored one of the enduring classics of pro-life literature: “Who Broke the Baby? What the Abortion Slogans Really Mean. ” For decades she was a frequent contributor to National Right to Life News and National Right to Life News Today. We periodically repost one of her …

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Editor’s note. This appeared in the monthly digital edition of National Right to Life News. We have a new college intern at the National Right to Life affiliate where I work, the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation. Because of her youth, most of her memories are of this …