Washington D.C., Jun 29, 2018 / 12:42 pm
The announcement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement has prompted elation from pro-life groups, who are hopeful that the addition of a pro-life justice to the nation's high court will be enough to overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade decision that mandated legal abortion nationwide.
But if Roe is overturned, and individual states then outlaw abortion, as pro-life advocates hope, then what?
Making abortion illegal is an important goal, and a critical first step for building a culture of life. But it's a first step. We must also address a culture that accepts a lie about the connection between human sexuality and pregnancy, and then fails to support women who find themselves unexpectedly pregnant. For the millions of women who have been offered the false promise of contraception their whole lives, more is needed.
For a half-century, the false promise of contraception has been embraced by American women. It is unfathomable to them that they would not be in total control over their reproductive lives.