An Issue Ignored in Dobbs

  On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court, ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,1 overturned its half-century-old Roe v. Wade decision,2 and the pro-life movement rejoiced. Remarkably, however, what the Court in Roe v. Wade had regarded as the...
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The Exportable Dobbs: Elements Useful in Other Countries

    [The following is a version of a talk presented at the University Faculty for Life conference in June, 2023, in St.Paul, MN. Richard Stith received both his law degree and a doctorate in ethics from Yale University. Long a member of the board of University Faculty...
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Continuing the Conversation

  Last fall our longtime contributor George McKenna sent us “Getting There,” in which the seasoned political scientist, with over 20 articles in the Review’s archive, insisted pro-life politicians sharpen their messaging and deepen their commitment in response to the Supreme...
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The Myth of Dobbs Losing the Midterms (Part II)

In Part I of this two-part article we showed that the real burden on Republican campaigns was not the pro-life cause but the failure of many Republicans to authentically articulate the evils of abortion. A corollary of this conclusion is that Dobbs was far from being a “loser”...
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The Myth of Dobbs Losing the Midterms (Part I)

  Political commentary on the 2022 midterm elections in much of the establishment media has coalesced into a mantra that support for abortion rights was a big winner for Democrats, even the main cause of the anticipated “red wave” not materializing. Correlatively, this...
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Farewell Roe; Hello Dobbs

  You think you know. In fact, much of the time, you don’t, nor can you. Life in the 21st century is harder to unscramble than an omelet. The U.S. Supreme Court stretches out its arm to undo a predecessor Court’s imposition, half a century ago, of a national policy of...
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Dobbs Decision Shows US Can Be Both Powerful and Humane

Friday’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is a win for the United States, democracy, the Constitution, women and, yes, the pro-life movement in all its wild diversity and unrelenting spirit—as well as for human rights movements overall. The Supreme Court’s...
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Dobbs and Constitutional Limits on Abortion

  In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade and declared that it was returning abortion regulation to the “people and their elected representatives.” The collective freedom of political choice that Dobbs affirmed sounded plenary....
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The Legal Consequences of Dobbs

  The goal the pro-life movement has worked and prayed for over the last half-century has finally been accomplished. The Supreme Court has finally overturned Roe v. Wade[1] and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.[2] Here is the money quote from the majority opinion in Dobbs v....
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Toward All Truth

  With hope and fear, the United States awaits an imminent ruling from the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Last month’s unprecedented leak of a draft ruling seemed to indicate that Roe v. Wade would be overturned, thereby removing a major...
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