Servants of the Constitution
Ed Whelan National Review
By overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization marks a crowning achievement of the conservative legal movement. After nearly 50 years of judicial usurpation, Justice Samuel Alito’s masterly majority opinion restores abortion policy to the democratic processes. That achievement was decades in the making, and for most of that time seemed a pipe dream. As we celebrate this momentous victory, let’s reflect on how it happened.
The 1973 ruling in Roe was an epitome of lawless judicial decision-making. Harshly criticized even by supporters of abortion, Roe was a rambling opinion devoid of coherent legal analysis. It overrode the laws of all 50 states and imposed a radical regime of abortion on demand until viability (and, indeed, under the predominant reading of its post-viability “health” loophole — “to preserve the life or health of the mother” — all the way through pregnancy).
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Ryan’s latest radio commentary for Townhall Review covered the Dobbs decision, our new freedom for self-government, and the need to persuade our neighbors about the pro-life cause.
EPPC Policy Analyst Clare Morell appeared on the Steve Gruber Show to discuss Big Tech’s attempts to addict children to their products and EPPC’s new Parents Guide to Technology.
On Wednesday, Clare also went on The Tim Jones and Chris Arps Show to discuss parents being prepared for the digital dangers their kids could be facing.
On the latest episode of Life After Dobbs (EPPC Website | Apple Podcasts | Spotify), SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser joins hosts Ryan T. Anderson and Alexandra DeSanctis to discuss the awakening of her pro-life convictions, how her organization holds politicians accountable to their promises, and the future of pro-life policy at the state level.
PRAISE FOR TEARING US APART
"Anderson could be a comfortable tenured professor at an Ivy League university. Instead, as president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, he has chosen to be a clear, sober, rigorous, and compassionate voice on some of the most contentious issues of the day. He perseveres in telling the truth with love. I joke that the day Alexandra DeSanctis joined the staff of NR six years ago, I was able to retire from ever having to read Planned Parenthood annual reports. She has a seemingly insatiable drive to call out violent injustice against the unborn and women. There is no better duo to help encourage renewed leadership among those who consider themselves pro-life and, with reasoned argument, to reach those who don’t."
