Reconciling Roe v. Wade

Reconciling Roe v. Wade

Roe v. Wade, the SCOTUS decision that legalized abortion in the United States, marks a dubious 40^th anniversary on Tuesday, January 22, 2013.  According to published data by the Guttmacher Institute more than 55 million abortions have been performed during the last four decades. 

Abortion -- and those children who were never born – exist in a place that is primarily out-of-sight and out-of-mind.  Although legally protected, abortion is among the few unspeakables in American society.  Thus, comprehending the impact on American society is even more difficult.  In a sense, it is hard to understand that which you...