My writing is just one example of what this publication has done in support of the pro-life cause for decades.
After nearly 50 years, the Supreme Court has righted a grave wrong in rejecting its ruling in Roe v. Wade. In Roe, the Court had invented a constitutional right to abortion, invalidated pro-life laws across the nation, and imposed essentially unlimited abortion on demand.
The costs of that decision have been almost too high to tally. More than 65 million unborn children have been killed since Roe. Countless women have suffered after having an abortion, and many more have suffered the effects of living in a culture that now embraces abortion as a solution to our problems as a result of Roe. Thanks to today’s Court, we can slowly begin to chart the course to a new, pro-life future.
National Review has been a stalwart, leading defender of unborn human life, helping us arrive at this moment, and we will continue to lead on this crucial issue far into the future — and we’d be so grateful if you’d contribute to our webathon to enable us to continue this important mission.
Over the past year, as the Court began to consider overturning Roe, NR devoted special attention to the pro-life cause. Last November, we published a special issue of the magazine, calling for an end to Roe. We sold every single copy and even printed more to meet the high demand. The magazine was so popular, in fact, that pro-lifers took photos with the cover in front of the Court during oral arguments in Dobbs. As our editor Rich Lowry put it shortly after the ruling in Dobbs, “NR gets results!”
In May, after someone leaked a draft of Justice Alito’s masterful opinion overturning Roe, we dedicated another special issue to articulating our vision for a post-Roe, pro-life America. Three feature essays from Kevin Williamson, Dan McLaughlin, and me addressed where the pro-life movement should go from here.
NR has been dedicated to the pro-life cause since long before I was alive, and it’s still hard to believe that I’ve had this chance to contribute to the movement on National Review’s platform. I came to NR fresh out of college in the summer of 2016, and since my very first days here, everyone has supported me in my desire to cover the abortion debate (thanks to Michael Brendan Dougherty, by the way, for the kind words). I’ve had the freedom to write about this topic nearly every day for years — long past the point that most publications would’ve told me to just stop talking about abortion!
Not only have my editors at NR permitted me to write about the pro-life cause, but they have encouraged and supported me every step of the way, because this issue matters deeply to them, too. It was this freedom and support that put me in the position to write a book on the topic this year. My new book, written with Ryan Anderson, is a product of the knowledge, expertise, and reputation I have developed thanks to working for NR.
And my writing is just one very small example of everything NR has done for the pro-life cause over the decades. We employ some of the most passionate pro-life commentators in the country, people I admire and hope to emulate. If you want the latest news and best commentary on abortion, there is no better place to go than here.
As the pro-life movement looks ahead to an uncertain future, I know that NR will remain a home for it, a voice for the voiceless. Even as we celebrate the end of Roe, our work has only just begun. Now pro-lifers turn to a new effort: protecting unborn children, caring for families, and fostering a culture that values every human life. I know that National Review will be a crucial part of this ongoing battle, and I hope you will consider supporting our work to make that possible.
