Ihate that politics and media are the main venues for talking (yelling) about abortion. I even want to apologize to you for that. Law and politics are necessary, of course. And when the Supreme Court insisted on taking it upon itself to legalize abortion in all three trimesters in Roe v. Wade, it forced us into a half-century-long struggle. All the while, abortions happened. Unborn children were lost, women were hurt, and so were families (including potential ones). And we got used to it. What a mess we’re in.
As you may know, ending abortion as we know it is a priority for me. I have some loyal readers who email me saying that this priority is actually a desire to “control women.” To them I say: I can barely keep my own life in order, I promise I have no desire to try to direct yours or your wife’s or daughter’s. At the same time, I know enough women who have had abortions to know that abortions immiserate women and harm relationships. We see headline after headline about abortion (which I’m aware I’m adding to here), but I wish more of those pieces could focus on the resources to help women — not only those who feel forced to choose abortion, but also those who have already had an abortion and regret it.
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