Category: Roe v. Wade

By Dave Andrusko The fallout from the leaked first draft of a Supreme Court opinion on abortion has seen reporters plowing territory they should have tilled years ago. But, as they say, better late than never! Reporters are discovering Pregnancy Help Centers, for example, or (more occasionally) how diverse our Movement has grown to be …

By Dave Andrusko We are roughly two months away from a Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The excitement is palpable: What will the justices do with the Mississippi law prohibiting abortion after the 15th week?  We have published dozens of stories on the Gestational Age Act and will continue doing …

By Dave Andrusko So let’s dissect the curious headline of the story that ran yesterday in Politico is “Dems grow alarmed by lack of fear over Roe’s future.”  Spoiler alert. I’ll talk about that in a few moments but the real audience for this story by Laura Barrón-López and Alice Miranda Ollstein is only secondarily …

Though liberals may ignore them, conservatives have very good reasons for opposing Roe v. Wade.  By  J. Budziszewski     An op-ed piece in the Los Angeles Times begins with the dismal words, “At the start of this new semester, we face a sobering reality. As law and political science professors, we’re in new territory: instructing …

By Parliamentary Network for Critical Issues “Full of fresh hope” best describes the pro-life movement in the U.S. 49 years after abortion was imposed by the Supreme Court. As a new Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the state of Mississippi’s law to prohibit elective abortion after 15 weeks and states have enacted more restrictions …

The Human Life Review Publishes “Closed Clinics and ‘Reduced Access’ Save Lives” by National Right to Life’s Director of Education and Research WASHINGTON—Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D., National Right to Life’s Director of Education and Research, argues in the most recent issue of The Human Life Review that the biggest impact if Roe v. Wade is overturned will likely be thousands …

By Dave Andrusko Pro-abortion President Joe Biden and pro-abortion Vice President Kamala Harris issued a strong pro-abortion statement on Saturday, the day of the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Of course, the “A” word was not used, the pair instead vowing to protect what they said was the endangered “right to reproductive care.” “The …

By  Jacki Ragan, Director, State Organizational Development Department On January 22, 2022, the Right to Life movement marked the anniversary of Roe v Wade with sadness at the loss of life but with hope that we may be seeing the final days of Roe. The National Right to Life State affiliates and Chapters are hosting …

WASHINGTON – In response to the tragic January 22, 1973, U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion on demand, millions of pro-life Americans immediately began working to protect innocent human lives. Over the years, those efforts have saved millions of lives through legislation and education as well as direct assistance through …

By Dave Andrusko Could you have imagined even five years ago reading this headline: “Our fates are intertwined’: abortion rights activists warn Roe’s fall will hit blue states”?  Read this first line from Alice Miranda Ollstein’s story in Politico: WASHINGTON — Progressive leaders are staring down what they consider the biggest emergency for abortion rights …

By Jean Garton Editor’s note. The late Dr. Garton, who passed away five years ago,  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 …

By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. We are exactly ten day out from the 49th anniversary of two infamous January 22, 1973 decisions–Roe v. Wade, with dealt with a Texas law, and Doe v. Bolton, which dealt with a Georgia law. We are re-running posts from past editions of NRL News Today and NRL News along …