A WIN FOR THE SANCTITY OF LIFE
TINA CANNON RESPONDS TO THE SUPREME COURT'S DRAFT RULING
This is a win for the sanctity of life.
The leaked Supreme Court Decision regarding Roe v Wade is the news the pro-life movement have been fighting for and eagerly anticipating for nearly 50 years. With this change, over two dozen states will be abortion-free due to their trigger laws and state constitutional laws.
The pro-abortion movement will marshal their forces, attack the court and make every effort to codify into federal law their positions. The battle to make abortion unthinkable will become more intense as blue states seek to codify abortion until birth while red states seek to protect life from its very beginning. As the discussion intensifies, it is crucial to have well-spoken women who are advocates for life.
The key to a world where abortion is truly rare will be increasing the knowledge and understanding of those this issue impacts most: women. Advocates of Roe V Wade have championed abortion as legal, safe and rare. There have been over 62 million abortions since the inception of Roe V Wade. This sobering number indicates that abortion is not rare, it has become a form of birth control. It is demeaning to the intelligence, capability, and humanity of women to believe we cannot find a better option for family planning.
This news brings great responsibility to those who stand to protect the lives of the unborn. We must fund pregnancy resource centers, we must work nonstop to help women facing an unplanned pregnancy and don't know where to turn, and we must support policies to aid families, not tear them apart. Join me in celebrating this announcement by donating to and supporting Pro-Life Utah. This organization has been leading through example in advocating for women in crisis in Utah.
As reported, the court’s presumed decision that there is no federal right to abortion and that it is a state’s right issue—to be decided and governed by those at that level—brings the court toward an interpreter and defender of the Constitution, not an unelected and unaccountable group who legislates from the bench. The courts should never overstep their bounds and enter the arena reserved specifically for the legislative branch, namely the ability to write and pass laws.
- Tina Cannon
