More Pro-Life women than ever before were elected to the House, while at the same time, voters elected the most pro-abortion administration in history. https://www.sba-list.org/pro-life-women-in-the-house

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The Supreme Court is scheduled to begin to hear arguments in the Mississippi abortion law case in October. Mississippi claims that the 10th Amendment to the constitution provides that the states have constitutional power to make laws in matters not specifically delegated to the US Congress by the constitution. Of course, it has been argued for decades that the Court, in Roe v. Wade, was mistaken to ignore the 10th Amendment when ruling that a woman has a right to an abortion as a matter of “privacy” in which they cited other Amendments. In Casey the Court backed away from the decision in Roe v Wade to rule that the states did have limited rights to regulate abortion.

Pro-life advocates hope the Court will rule in favor of the 10th Amendment. Pro-Abortion advocates are very concerned that any ruling which expands the rights of the states to regulate abortion will prevent women from getting an abortion (saying that it would be bad if women did not get an abortion). It is hard to make an argument that it is morally wrong or “bad” not to have an abortion, however, any ruling that resulted in more women not getting an abortion would affect the financial health of the abortion industry. The abortion industry lobbies hard and makes huge financial contributions to lawmakers who protect their bottom line. Pro-Life advocates do not have those financial resources, but they do have a lot of public support.

The pro-life voting population has been increasing in the last two decades, and now has unprecedented strength. Now, there are hugely more pregnancy help centers in the country than there are abortion clinics. These resources are preparing to serve an increased number of women, providing every need so that a woman can choose life for the baby, even if she must give it for adoption.

A matter of consternation with pro-life people is that pro-abortion people will not support any programs and resources to help women in distress due to an unwanted pregnancy; their only recommendation to such a woman is abortion, only abortion…no other options…and afterwards, no help to deal with the emotional impact (which has been linked in many women to depression and drug abuse, etc).

Pro-Life people openly report that they feel puzzled and confused . One might think that, if a person supported abortion as a choice, that they would be quite willing to support alternatives and every kind of support for a woman who chose to have her baby, and even more so to those who had an abortion. But, that is not the case.

So, it has lead to accusations that pro-abortion people are more interested in reducing populations of poor Black and Hispanic babies for the financial benefit, and that is why Planned Parenthood (which does 40% of abortions) places 86% of their clinics in such neighborhoods.

Considering all of these issues, it is not surprising that vitriolic language is ramping up in the pro-abortion camp. The author finds this unnecessary and reprehensible. What happened to honest and open debate? What happened to putting the welfare of women first while preserving not only free choice, but providing every alternative and every resource and every form of material and emotional help.

In my book I speak at length on the circumstances and pressures women face with an unwanted pregnancy, thus why they consider an abortion. In the final chapter I describe the vast resources that are available to women who request them. These facts are well known to all parties, but it is only the pro-life faction which attempts to mitigate those circumstances and prevent the choice of abortion by helping the woman to obtain everything she needs.

As this case before the Supreme Court unfolds, take note of which faction is blasting the Court, denigrating pro-life people, and using words which need to be “bleeped.” You are likely to see pro-life factions demonstrating in a more restrained manner, praying, and not using vulgarity. The case is made that loving life, loving women in their anxiety and distress with an unwanted pregnancy, and striving to be there to help is a better path. The last two decades of making this case have influenced many people to believe that.