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Abortion activists gather outside of the Basilica of St. Patricks Old Cathedral, a Catholic church in downtown Manhattan, on May 7, 2022, while anti-abortion activists and worshippers look on. The protests and counter-protests have been occurring weekly, but have been given added urgency by the recent leaked Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images) |
BY FREDERICK CLARKSON | Since it has become clear that Roe v. Wade will be overturned, most of the commentary focused on the history of the law and the politics of the Supreme Court.
But there is much more to the story. The Catholic Church has been the principal religious opponent to advances in birth control and abortion rights and access. But to achieve its goals, it needed allies in its long-term campaign of resistance. It took some time, but they found them.
How conservative Christianity waged a half-century war on Roe will be the stuff of books and graduate theses. Here are some of the major themes that that they will contain.
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