Moving forward - Era after Roe
After decades of marches, rallies, sidewalk counseling and dedication in making the pregnancy crisis centers financially viable the prolife movement of reversing Roe became a reality. June 24, 2022 will forever be etched in history as a day of celebration for all prolife groups. Roe v Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court of the Unite States!! Since the Roe ruling in 1973 legalizing abortion there have been over 63M unborn eradicated from our society. A heinous crime to humanity. It has been a long hard road to get to this point. And now that we are here what’s next?
The decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health was 6 – 3, ruling that abortion is not a constitutional right and that the issue of abortion should be returned to the states. Justice Samuel Alito delivered the opinion of the Court with the Chief Justice concurring in the judgement. Alito wrote that:
Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. And far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue, Roe and Casey have enflamed debate and deepened division. It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives. “The permissibility of abortion, and the limitations, upon it, are to be resolved like most important questions in our democracy: by citizens trying to persuade one another and then voting.” https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/19-1392_6j37.pdf
The six justices for the majority overturning Roe were John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice, appointed by George W. Bush and Samuel Alito GWB’s second choice. Clarence Thomas was appointed by George H. W. Bush and the three appointed by Donald Trump were Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett.
Pro-Life advocates realize that the real work in the era after Roe has just begun. Already the cries of the biden minions and the women who mistakenly believe that it is “their body, their choice” have become louder and bolder. The pro-aborts plan on coming after the prolife movement with their relentless lies, threats and intimidations and accusations. Mothers need to know that an ectopic pregnancy is not an abortion, that treatment for a miscarriage is not an abortion, that treatment for septic uterus is not an abortion and that there is a big difference between losing a child and killing an unborn child.
Women need to relearn to take responsibility for their choices and to appreciate and learn about their own bodies. We all have the freedom to choose. We also know that there are consequences to our choices. A woman does have the freedom to make a choice before she engages in illicit sex, sex before marriage. Children deserve a mother and father to help in their upbringing. Fathers also need to understand that they too have a responsibility in bringing a child into this world. Our society has strayed from the concept of marriage before having children.
Biden, “a devout Catholic” as he and the media refer to him, condemned the SCOTUS ruling and is working to see how he can codify abortion rights through congress. His “Remarks by President Biden on the Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v Wade,” released on the same day as the reversal tells of his anger. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/06/24/rem...
Here are a few excerpts taken from the remarks:
Now, with Roe gone, let’s be very clear: The health and life of women in this nation are now at risk.
Make no mistake: This decision is the culmination of a deliberate effort over decades to upset the balance of our law. It’s a realization of an extreme ideology and a tragic error by the Supreme Court, in my view.
No executive action from the President can do that. And if Congress, as it appears, lacks the vote — votes to do that now, voters need to make their voices heard.
This fall, we must elect more senators and representatives who will codify a woman’s right to choose into federal law once again, elect more state leaders to protect this right at the local level.
In Biden’s remarks he stated that: “Until then, I will do all in my power to protect a woman’s right in states where they will face the consequences of today’s decision.” And, ‘As the Attorney General has made clear, women must remain free to travel safely to another state to seek the care they need. And my administration will defend that bedrock right.”
Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra told NBC News that he plans on working with Planned Parenthood and revealed that he would be providing taxpayer funded transportation for out of state abortions.
Biden in keeping to his gleeful promise to help women terminate their pregnancy ventured further in making abortion possible by approving the Health and Human Services memo promoting a website Abortion Finder.org. Anyone can go on this website and find an abortion provider. What is most disturbing is the fact that it is enticing teen mothers to have abortions without parental knowledge.
Even though abortion was not banned and, in fact, is still legal in many states like New York, California and Colorado pro-aborts are enraged thinking they are not going to be able to “kill” their unborn child. Hard to imagine the rage and violence the pro-aborts are displaying because of the reversal of Roe.
Some companies have risen to the demonic level by providing as a benefit of employment transportation to states where abortion can be performed. This will certainly lessen the financial burden of the companies not having to find a replacement employee or pay any leave for mothers to care for their babies. Instead, these companies should be helping mothers with the expenses necessary to bring a child into the world.
Catholic churches find that they have to hire a “gun” to provide safety during mass, because of the public threats of “Jane’s Revenge.” Catholic churches are being attacked on a regular basis. According to Catholic Vote at least 24 churches have been attacked since the draft of Roe v Wade leak.
There is a recent podcast that I heard where over 40 prolife leaders spoke in regards to what can be done after the Roe reversal. It was an eye opening experience listening to so many advocates. You can listen here:
https://lifebeyondroe.com/event/?inf_contact_key=13b981695802a5b78d80446...
The Pro-Life movement is prepared and ready to move into this new era by doing more than what was done before the reversal. If you are a Pro-Life advocate, more must be done. vFor instance, Abby Johnson is going to take her skill of taking workers away from Planned Parenthood and finding them new jobs so they no longer have to work for the abortion industry. It’s no secret that it is expensive to adopt a child, so now there is promise to help underwrite parents who want to adopt. Adoption must be made easier and more affordable.
We must all be engaged. If you have never been involved, now is the time. If you already have a calling you must continue to do so. The pregnancy crisis centers will need more resources, more money to assist the mothers with their unborn. Hopefully these centers will help finance the first two years of the child’s life.
Pro-Life advocates must not rest and must even pick up the pace to make sure that prolife lawmakers are elected to every office, local, state and federal until the crime of killing the unborn is eradicated in the United States. Only then can we truly be a “Nation Under God.”
Along with thousands of others, I too have marched, contributed, prayed and worked with pro-life candidates to be elected. What are you doing to support the Pro-Life Movement after Roe? It is time to contribute your time, talent and treasure in order to cancel the culture of death.
RED SONJA
NEVER GIVE UP!