Last year, the goal of every pro-life person I know was somehow, finally, realized. The terrible law Roe vs. Wade was finally overturned by the Supreme Court in the Dobbs decision. Finally, abortion and its shaky legal status under the “penumbra” of a right to privacy was returned to the people and their legislatures, both state and federal. Now, states could set their own abortion restrictions based on what their voters wanted. Our Sacred Democracy in action!
Abortion is, obviously, not strictly a state’s rights issue, but this was part of the pitch. It was a smart way to soften the overturning of Roe for people who were antsy about the potentially dire political implications. “Don’t worry — no one is going to ban abortion nationwide. All we want to do is give states the right to let their voters decide.”
Finally, in 2022, it paid off. The pro-life movement won. The marches, the protests, and the activism had finally worked!
But … had it? Let’s be honest — Roe is gone mostly thanks to a guy named Donald Trump. President Trump is the one who gave pro-life Americans the victory we craved for many years. Thanks to Trump and his three Supreme Court picks, Roe was no more.
Newly liberated by President Trump, some red states went right to work regulating abortion. Texas passed the “heartbeat bill,” so no fetus past six weeks — that is, one with a heartbeat — can be aborted. Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a heartbeat
