The pro-life movement is rising to the moment

“Fear not.” Even the bravest and best of us needs to hear that age-old message sometimes, whether it’s a woman unexpectedly pregnant, a new father grappling with big responsibilities, or the common people of a nation facing a pivotal decision. Right now, those are my words of encouragement to our pro-life Republican friends, who may have dreamed but not expected that the end of abortion could come so soon.

The Dobbs case is our greatest hope in generations of righting an egregious injustice. Life has been winning for some time, with state legislatures and governors leading the charge in enacting more than 100 new pro-life laws this year. The Texas Heartbeat Act remains in effect, for now, saving lives daily. Victory means unshackling states and Congress to have the truly democratic debate the Supreme Court denied them, and new opportunities to pass ambitious laws that save countless lives.

Let’s remember how we got this far. After the early shock of Roe v. Wade, the pro-life movement learned to go on offense – exposing pro-abortion extremism and refusing to cede the narrative. By winning elections, we’ve proven that pro-life is both morally right and politically smart. Modern science and compassion are on our side, and the overwhelming majority of Americans support commonsense pro-life policies championed by today’s GOP.

The issue isn’t going away. With nothing else to run on, pro-abortion Democrats will use it to fire up a despondent base. Silence, pivots or obfuscation won’t help Republicans win these battles – but if they are well prepared, the Democrat strategy will backfire.

A recent Politico article began: “The quick-setting gospel in Washington, D.C. last week was that any rollback of Roe v. Wade next year would trigger a Democratic revolt, placing abortion rights at the center of the midterm elections and sparking unprecedented turnout on the left. But in the days since the Supreme Court’s oral arguments on a case from Mississippi, a more sober and nuanced assessment has begun to settle in…”

In the Virginia elections, 8% of voters named abortion as their top issue, and those voters backed pro-life Republican Glenn Youngkin by 17 points. Not only did his opponent fail to scare women into voting Democrat, 51% of women who cared most about the life issue cast votes for Youngkin. Abortion is arguably the essential “kitchen table issue,” leaving about 63 million seats at America’s tables empty – but even with a host of different issues meriting attention, it was more than enough to deliver the margin of victory…. (Excerpts from the Washington Times)