When the United States Supreme Court struck down Roe three years ago today, the horrific 1973 ruling that led to the death of more than 60 million innocent babies, response from the radical left was predictably apoplectic.
“The Ruling Overturning Roe Is an Insult to Women and the Judicial System,” headlined The New York Times Editorial Board.
“By the majority’s reasoning, the right to terminate a pregnancy is not ‘deeply rooted’ in the history and tradition of the United States — a country whose Constitution was written by a small band of wealthy white men, many of whom owned slaves and most, if not all, of whom considered women to be second-class citizens without any say in politics,” wrote the radicals at the Old Grey Lady.
Never mind that The New York Times Editorial Board consists of a small band of elite journalists, the vast majority of whom are white.
And not surprisingly, neither the word “baby” nor “child” was even mentioned in the screed. That’s because radical abortion activists don’t want to talk about the life of the helpless and vulnerable preborn.
Exactly three years since Roe’s reversal, the battle for the hearts and minds of Americans regarding the sanctity of life rages on.
Abortion remains broadly legal in 31 states, soon to be 32 with Montana as of July 1st. Near total bans exist in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia.
Gestational limits are on the books in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Since Roe’s reversal, radicals have pushed to enshrine a “right” to abortion in numerous state constitutions through ballot initiatives. Buoyed by hundreds of millions of corporate dollars and celebrity cheerleaders, their efforts have been largely successful. This past November, after a string of pro-life losses, voters in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota finally beat back the death squad and defeated pro-abortion initiatives.
The exponential rise in chemical abortions has proven to be a sobering and challenging reality for champions of life. So-called “telehealth abortions” are now outpacing surgical ones. Women are receiving dangerous medications in the mail and often taking them without any doctor oversight. Not only are they killing their preborn child, but they’re also putting themselves at grave risk. Complications from use of the abortion pill are real and rising.
A recent study confirms what many have been warning about for years. The abortion pill doesn’t just take the life of innocent preborn babies but also injures and puts mothers’ lives in jeopardy.
“The Abortion Pill Harms Women,” the largest ever examination of its kind, found that nearly 11% of all women who abort their child with mifepristone suffer from life-threatening conditions, including sepsis, infection or hemorrhaging.
Efforts to educate on abortion pill reversal medication are gaining steam. Big tech has tried to block online advertising. Other abortion advocates have called it junk science.
But on this 3rd anniversary of Roe’s demise, we should be encouraged that those years of effort to right such an evil wrong proved successful. It’s a testimony to faith, perseverance and endurance. It’s an illustration of Solomon’s observation: “When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers” (Proverbs 21:15).
It’s a general rule that when the abortion industry protests, innocent life wins.
By some estimates, upwards of 125,000 babies or more who otherwise would have been aborted had Roe not been overturned are alive today. Those are smiles and giggles, hopes and dreams, creativity and possibility that are blessing this world because the Supreme Court finally recognized that our Constitution does not contain a right to abortion.
The battle to protect every life under law continues – but we pause on this important day to give thanks, celebrate, and recommit ourselves to the work left to do.