Roe vs. Wade

A War on Children and Gender

by Dr. Ryan N.S. Topping on February 11, 2013 · 1 comment

The second wave [of attacks on the family] also accepted the Marxist premise that justice demands strict material equality. Next, the wagging finger turned from men to children. If women wish to have sex with men (so the thinking went),…

A Legal Shame

by Justin Soutar on January 31, 2013 · 0 comments

On January 22, 2013, we marked the fortieth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade—an unconstitutional, immoral, and tragic decision that has unleashed a torrent of murder and misery upon our nation.
On January 22, 1973, seven…

Roe’s Multiplier Effect

by Dr. Paul Kengor on January 30, 2013 · 6 comments

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This year’s marking of the 40th anniversary Roe v. Wade included, naturally, much regret over the growing death toll caused by the scourge of abortion. The number is now over 55 million. That’s 55 million abortions of…

40 Years and Millions of Lives

by Marvin Olasky on January 18, 2013 · 2 comments

Editor’s Note: The following is a great reflection on being pro-life, from the editor in chief of WORLD magazine. It is used by kind permission | © WORLD magazine, all rights reserved | www.worldmag.com.
Here we go again with our…

What About Rape?

by Pam Stenzel November 14, 2012

This past election brought the question ”What about abortion in the case of rape” to the forefront of the public debate on abortion. Those on the abortion rights side have long used rape as an excuse for legalized abortion through…

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The War on (Little) Women and Other Insanities

by George Weigel July 26, 2012

The Supreme Court’s minor mistakes have few systemic consequences. But when the Supremes make a big mistake, the error tends to seep throughout the entire political process, poisoning everything in its path.
That was what happened with the Court’s 1857…

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Casey at Twenty: Pro-Life Progress Despite Setbacks

by Michael J. New July 23, 2012

Earlier this summer we marked the twentieth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Public Discourse published insightful essays byMichael Paulsen and William Saunders criticizing the Supreme Court’s ruling. There is certainly much for social conservatives…

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