Pro-Life Laws Save Thousands of Lives After Roe Overturn
After the overturn of infamous abortion case Roe v. Wade, “at least 10,000” lives have been saved from abortion as a result of pro-life laws being enacted across the country.
According to analysis done by FiveThirtyEight, there were 10,670 fewer abortions since June’s decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization allowed states to regulate abortion.
Several states had trigger laws which automatically made abortion completely or almost entirely illegal, and many other states quickly passed abortion limitations in the aftermath.
While “medical tourism” for killing unborn babies has also increased, SBA Pro-Life America reported of the lives saved that “if these trends persist, there could be at least 60,000 fewer abortions in the next year as a result of the Dobbs decision.”
While FiveThirtyEight’s analysis appears more as a left-wing missive detailing a “pressure wave spreading out from a blast zone,” highlighting pro-abortion University of California – San Francisco professor Ushma Upadhyay’s complaint that the over 10,000 persons “felt they had no options,” others point out the leftist disinformation campaign on pregnancy centers and community clinics that provide life-oriented care.
There is now a battle between pro-abortion and pro-life states, with the former advertising themselves as safe havens for abortion — even going as far as footing the bill for travel, hotel rooms, and the abortions themselves.
Democrats, too, have attempted to use the issue as a tool in the midterms, but have seen fairly little success.
As one Harris Poll made clear, while 40 percent of voters said the overturn of Roe makes them more likely to vote for Democrats, 37 percent said they were more likely to vote for Republicans — an increase of five points from September.
Harris Poll chairman Mark Penn said of the statistic that, “Democrats may have squandered their advantage by wasting time advocating for a controversial expansion of abortion rights, rather than for a bill that enshrined the rights allowed under Roe.”
One “controversial expansion” Democrats have pushed is the “Women’s Health Protection Act” which aimed at enshrining abortion on-demand and up-to-birth in federal law as well as voiding all state laws aimed at protecting the lives of the unborn.
Breccan F. Thies is a reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow him on Twitter @BreccanFThies.
Abortion on the Ballot in Five States
In August, voters in Kansas turned back an effort to amend the state constitution: it would have declared there is no right to an abortion. Now voters in five other states will decide to expand or contract abortion rights.
Pro-life activists in Kentucky hope to do what the voters in Kansas decided against, making sure there is nothing in the state constitution that creates a right to abortion or requires government funding of abortions.
Voters in Montana will decide whether to legalize selective infanticide. To be specific, the ballot initiative states that infants born alive are legal persons and therefore cannot be denied medical care.
It matters not a whit if the baby survived as a result of induced labor, cesarean section, attempted abortion, or some other means.
Voters in California, Michigan, and Vermont will decide if they want to effectively ban all abortion restrictions.
California voters will decide if their state constitution should be amended to ensure that the state cannot restrict abortions for any reason. California bishops have spoken out against Proposition 1, saying it would provide for late-term abortions (which most Californians do not support).
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who says he is a Catholic, spent $2.5 million over two weeks on ads imploring Californians to vote for the pro-abortion measure.
If Proposition 3 in Michigan succeeds, it means the evisceration of parental rights; it would invalidate state law and allow minors to get an abortion without the consent of one of their parents. It would also allow for abortion at any time of pregnancy and do away with all abortion regulations.
Michigan bishops have branded it the “most extreme proposal” the nation has ever seen.
Vermont already has very liberal abortion laws. On the ballot is a provision, Proposal 5, that would ensure abortion-on-demand right up until the moment of birth. It wants to declare a state constitutional right to “personal reproductive autonomy.”
Do any of these laws matter? Absolutely. An analysis by the New York Times on October 31 found that there has been a 6% drop in abortions nationwide after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Thirteen states banned or severely restricted abortion; nine others added major restrictions. Some states witnessed an increase in abortion, as women seeking to terminate their pregnancy traveled from restrictive states to more liberal states.
Statistics can be cold. The 6% drop in abortions amounts to over 10,000 children who have been spared sudden death.
No state saw a more dramatic decline in abortions than Texas. Kudos to those men and women who stood up for the rights of the unborn. They are a role model for us all.
JOE BIDEN SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABORTED! THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE FOR IT!
Joe Biden: I Support Abortion Because ‘No One Knows Precisely When Does Human Life Begin’
President Joe Biden defended Roe v. Wade and the national right to abortion on Tuesday during a campaign rally in Florida arguing no one knows when life officially begins in the womb.
“I’m a practicing Catholic. I’ve supported Roe vs. Wade,” he said. “And the reason I support Roe vs. Wade is the most rational basis upon which confessional faiths can agree: No one knows precisely when does human life begin.”
Biden pointed out developing children in the womb were described in three trimesters
“It made sense,” he said referring about the right to abortion. “It made sense on who has what authority under what circumstances.”
The Catholic Church teaches, however, “human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception,” according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Biden has repeatedly claimed to be a “practicing Catholic” even though he has directly countered Church teaching on abortion.
In September, he revealed he did not agree with the Church on abortion, a theme he has addressed many times before.
“I respect those who believe life begins at the moment of conception and all … I respect that. Don’t agree. But I respect that,” he said.
The president has tried to make abortion a key issue for the midterms, vowing to support federal funding for women trying to pay for an abortion and making nationwide laws to legalize abortion nationwide.
Biden’s midterm campaign for more abortions earned him a rebuke from Baltimore Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, the chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities.
In a statement, Lori said Biden’s position was “gravely wrong.”
“This single-minded extremism must end, and we implore President Biden to recognize the humanity in preborn children and the genuine life-giving care needed by women in this country,” he said.
Virginia's Bishop Burbidge: Biden's Pro-Abortion Policy 'Only Brings About Pain and Death'
(CNS News.com) -- President Joe Biden said if Democrats retain control of Congress following the midterm elections, he would immediately send a bill to them to make Roe v. Wade the law of the land, a pledge that Catholic Bishop Michael Burbidge denounced and stressed would only bring about "pain and death."
"President Biden recently stated that if the Democratic Party has control of Congress following the November 2022 election, his top priority will be pro-abortion legislation," said the bishop, whose Arlington Diocese is just south of D.C. I condemn abortion and any political tactic that would codify abortion as national policy."
"Fundamentally, abortion ends the life of a precious child and deeply wounds the child's mother," said the bishop. "The role of Congress is to pass laws that serve the common good -- and yet this priority of the president only brings about pain and death."
In a speech on Oct. 18, President Biden said, “The court got Roe right nearly 50 years ago and I believe the Congress should codify Roe, once and for all.”
He then said that if Democrats retain control of the House and Senate, "here’s the promise I make to you and the American people: The first bill I will send to the Congress will be to codify Roe v. Wade. And when Congress passes it, I’ll sign it in January, 50 years after Roe was first decided the law of the land."
Although Biden is Catholic, he strongly supports abortion and other issues contrary to Church teaching, such as gay marriage, gay adoption, and gender ideology.
Bishop Burbidge further commented, "Any attempt to codify abortion, rather than to enact policies that support unborn children and mothers, should be met with peaceful, active and staunch opposition from the Catholic faithful and all people of good will."
"While overturning Roe v. Wade was perhaps the most significant pro-life victory in the last century, there is much work to be done to make abortion unthinkable and support mothers in need," said the bishop. "The Catholic Church has long offered hope, healing and material support to the vulnerable. We stand ready to continue serving all expectant families in need."
In addition to Burbidge, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, denounced Biden's promise to codify Roe v. Wade in federal law.
“The President is gravely wrong to continue to seek every possible avenue to facilitate abortion, instead of using his power to increase support and care to mothers in challenging situations," said the archbishop in an Oct. 25 statement.
"This single-minded extremism must end, and we implore President Biden to recognize the humanity in preborn children and the genuine life-giving care needed by women in this country," he added.
"As pastors who deal daily with the tragic impacts of abortion, we know that abortion is a violent act which ends the life of preborn children and wounds untold numbers of women," said Archbishop Lori. "The Catholic Church wishes to continue in our work with our government and leaders to protect the right to life of every human being and to ensure that pregnant and parenting mothers are fully supported in the care of their children before and after birth.”
In its June 24 ruling (6-3) that overturned Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court said, "We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled. The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision, including the one on which the defenders of Roe and Casey now chiefly rely—the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment."
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, "From its conception, the child has the right to life. Direct abortion, that is, abortion willed as an end or as a means, is a "criminal" practice, gravely contrary to the moral law."
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