Tag: Roe v. Wade Overturned

San Clemente Blocks Abortion Ban Proposal

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—The San Clemente City Council voted 3–1 on Aug. 6 to remove a resolution from its Aug. 16 meeting that sought to ban abortions in the city, after hearing from mostly outraged citizens during a public comment period that lasted about two hours. The majority of residents who addressed the council during Saturday’s…


Does Roe’s End Benefit Everyone?

Commentary  In a confusing and incoherent speech at the UN in July, Prince Harry linked what he called the rolling back of constitutional rights in the United States (i.e., the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling) to the Russian war in Ukraine. Both were examples, as he saw it, of a “global assault on democracy and freedom.”…


Pro-Life Movement ‘Will Not Relent’ Until Sanctity of Life Is at the Center of American Law: Mike Pence

Former Vice President Mike Pence praised the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade in a recent speech in South Carolina, outlining steps that he hopes will be adopted by several states to further the pro-life cause. In a July 20 speech at Florence Baptist Temple in Florence, South Carolina, Pence said he believes with…


Global Impact of the Roe v. Wade Overturning: Can Respect for Life Be Restored Worldwide?

Commentary To those who wonder what the overruling of Roe v. Wade has to do with other countries, the fact is that as the dominant Western power, the institutions and culture of the United States, including its jurisprudence, have a worldwide impact. From the early 20th century, it was inevitable that the United States would surpass…


Authorities Yet to Arrest Anyone Over More Than 50 Pro-Abortion Attacks

Since May 8, pro-abortion radicals have attacked pro-life institutions nationwide, but authorities have yet to make a single arrest. So far, the “Summer of Rage” announced by pro-abortion groups has seen more than 50 attacks on pro-life groups, according to Catholic Vote. Attacks by pro-abortion groups have left a trail of smashed windows, graffitied walls,…


Federal Judge Blocks Arizona’s Personhood Law That Recognizes Life Begins at Conception

A federal judge on July 11 temporarily blocked Arizona’s personhood law that recognizes human life begins at conception, preventing it from being used to take legal action against abortion providers. The legal drama came as states across the nation including Arizona are trying to adjust in light of the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision that…


Louisiana Sheriff Refuses to Enforce State Abortion Law

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson from Louisiana has announced that she will not be accepting any individual to custody at the Orleans Justice Center arrested for violating the 2006 trigger law that bans abortions in the state following the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. The Sheriff’s announcement “tightens the circle of protection from…


Nellie Gray: A Portrait of Perseverance in the Quest for Civil Rights

Commentary On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision—ironically on the day of the birth of one of America’s most tenacious pro-life activists, Nellie Gray—who was born on June 24, 1924. I say ironically because there was no one who fought harder to bring about the day Roe…


Redefining ‘Pro-Choice’: Pregnancy Help Centers in Southern California

In the heat of major legislative changes brought by the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court, pregnancy help centers in Southern California say they continue to support women with unexpected or unwanted pregnancies—by walking them through all available options and providing assistance during this challenging time in their lives. “Pregnancy resource…


After a Rare Victory in the Culture Wars, Conservatives Can’t Quit Fighting

Commentary In that much under-appreciated Ang Lee film of 1998, “Ride With the Devil,” a melancholy Confederate irregular in the guerrilla conflict on the border between Missouri and “Bloody Kansas” during the Civil War explains why he thinks the South is bound to lose. Citing the new schoolhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, built by Northern settlers…