The Tide Is Turning on Abortion
By Steven Osborne | Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 | Culture, PolicyJust over 39 years ago the Supreme Court made one of the most treacherous decisions in its history in the form of Roe v. Wade. Based upon false pretenses, the case ultimately resulted in a court decision that twisted the 14th Amendment to guarantee the right of an abortion doctor to terminate the life of an unborn child. For years, supporters of abortion have been claiming that this decision is here to stay and that those who believe in the God-given rights of the unborn child should simply shut-up and get with “progress,” however, this supposed consensus no longer exists.
The truth is that the next generation of Americans stand prepared to overturn the practice which has eliminated 50 million of their peers. Pro-life student organizations are becoming increasingly influential on college campuses across the country and statistics are showing a real shift.
Over the years, the pro-life movement has done a good job of refining the message while not losing the forcefulness behind the original argument. This is the mark of a successful movement that has learned and developed over time. Most recently, Personhood initiatives are being offered in states around the country, including here in Virginia. There have even been calls for national Personhood legislation that would drive a stake through the heart of Roe v. Wade and force the Supreme Court to respond to a past inexcusable decision.
The tide is most definitely turning and legalized abortion does not have to be a reality.
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Steven Osborne is a grassroots conservative activist from Central Virginia. He is currently furthering his education at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. In addition to writing for Bearing Drift he is also a columnist for the Christian Law Journal.
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6 Responses to "The Tide Is Turning on Abortion"
I don’t think the tide is turning just on abortion…I believe we’re checking out the next awakening, or I hope so!
…and it’s about damn time.
Nonsense.
Agree with MD.
That’s exactly what this country needs right now, 1.2 million unwanted infants every year.
I thought we were trying to keep government out of health care?
@ Scott S.
That is were you are wrong there are people who want these infants, but even if they were “unwanted” by other people, they have the right to live. We should not simply eliminate “unwanted” people in this country…America is better than that.
@ Steven Osborne
The problem is the people that conceived the child are the ones that don’t want it. Nine months of dodging coat hangers and living in a toxic womb due to drugs and alcohol surely can’t make a healthy kid.
I don’t want abortion to be the easy way out, but for those who choose that option I don’t want them to have black market surgery or attempt to self abort the child.
@ Scott S.
The truth is, that because there is sin in the world there are some people who will try to hurt themselves and others. This does not mean that we have to give legal sanction to the practice of abortion. And again, are we saying that in order to prevent a woman from what she “might” do or in order to prevent what a child developing in a womb “might” be affected by that we are going to sentence that same child to death.
Let’s be real, this is not about women, this is about the abortion industry and the millions of dollars that they are taking from people like you and me performing government subsidized abortions.
We need to affirm the right to life, both for the mother and the child, we need to make adoption easier for good parents and we need to sincerely reach out to those going through an unexpected pregnancy through pregnancy help centers rather than through corrupt money hungry organizations like Planned Parenthood.
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