Many other Americans, less attuned to public policy matters, hold a very different view of Roe v. And how does one begin to assess the meaning and impact of destroying over 40 million children? Even the fundamental principle of self-government is shaken when seven unelected judges can overturn the will of the people expressed in the laws of 50 states. The judicially-created regime permitting abortion on request throughout pregnancy has eroded principles on which this nation was founded – the sanctity of life, the equal dignity of all, and impartial justice. It represents a tragic failure of the government, an abdication of its duty to defend the vulnerable and innocent. Wade announced that the "constitutional" right to privacy encompasses a woman's decision to abort her child, its fame (or infamy) just keeps growing.įor many Americans, Roe is a symptom of and catalyst for a continuing decline in American culture and institutions. Far from being forgotten, in the thirty years since Roe v.
Arizona (known mainly from the scripts of popular police shows).īut one Supreme Court decision eclipses all others in the past century. The average person probably has to cast back to a high school history course to recall the names of even a few landmark cases other than Miranda v. One news cycle and a few days' discussion in the op-ed section is probably the norm for even the most important and sweeping decisions. Supreme Court rarely attract much public interest. Respect Life Program 2003ĭecisions of the U.S. Ten Legal Reasons to Reject Roe By Susan E.
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