A number of pro-life commentators, activists, and figures have reacted to the fall of Roe v. Wade with something other than celebration. They are engaging in recriminations on the right, or they remain plagued by doubt and disquiet about how victory was achieved and what comes next. A lot of this is just more fighting about Donald Trump, or about whether the current Republican Party is worthy of delivering such a victory, or about wishing that the condition of the country were different in order to receive this monumental win.
In some ways, this is normal. Roe, over the decades, served as a fulcrum over which factions of the right could fight with one another. The factional interests haven’t disappeared even if Roe has. The achievement of any difficult task is often accompanied by that moment of disquiet, especially in politics. How will this change the world? How will it reconfigure alliances and shift priorities? In some cases, how will it change me?
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