Roe vs. Wade on Townhall
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Another ‘Roe’ to Hoe: A States-Rights DOMA Ruling Should Have Implications Beyond Same-Sex Marriage Tue Apr 30Marvin OlaskyWe are now in the intermission of this year’s biggest judicial drama. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on same-sex marriage (SSM) in late March—Act One—and will rule by the end of June. Before the actors in their black robes come back on stage, I’d like to drink some orange juice and chatter about three items. ... more
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Casey MattoxBy now, most everyone knows that MSNBC thinks that one of our big problems is this outdated notion that your children are your own. As this MSNBC video explains: “We have to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents or kids belong to their families and recognize that kids belong to whole communities.” ... more
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Choose Life, Choose a Family Sat Feb 2Kathryn LopezOn the morning of the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling, I felt a chill, and it wasn't the bitter cold. After Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral, some 500 or so New Yorkers walked through the streets of Midtown Manhattan, in front of God, man and Grand Central Station, praying for life, love and mercy. ... more
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Michael BrownIn 1995, feminist leader Naomi Wolf called for a pro-abortion movement “that acts with moral accountability and without euphemism,” noting that, “With the pro-choice rhetoric we use now, we incur three destructive consequences -- two ethical, one strategic: hardness of heart, lying and political failure.” That hardness of heart was fully manifest in the profane video produced by the Center for Reproductive Rights celebrating the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. ... more
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The Texas Woman Who Should be Dead Mon Jan 28Casey MattoxThere is a 43-year-old woman, born in Texas, who should be dead right now. In fact, she should have never been born. Forty years ago, the Supreme Court decided that the Texas law that prevented Jane Roe from ending the life of her unborn daughter was unconstitutional. But by the time the Supreme Court issued its decision in 1973, she had already been born and adopted by a family—likely not knowing that all that ink spilled in Roe v. Wade was about her.</p> ... more
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The 'Pansi-fication' of the Male Left Mon Jan 28Kevin McCulloughLeftist, liberal, and progressive men are ushering in the greatest pansi-fication and weakening of our nation in the modern era. ... more
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March for Life: I Am the Pro-Life Generation Mon Jan 28Washington, D.C.Without fail, the 40th anniversary March for Life brought large crowds to the National Mall today in the hope of securing the right to life for all. ... more
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A Tragic Anniversary's Unjust Deserts Sat Jan 26Kathryn LopezWe've been wandering in the desert for 40 years, declared Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley. It was an ever-present reflection during the week that marked four decades of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that established a woman's right to an abortion. ... more
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March for Life Rallies Against Abortion Fri Jan 25Townhall.com Staff
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Marybeth HicksIn this 40th year of legalized abortion in America, Hollywood and Planned Parenthood want you to know abortion is no big deal. ... more
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Reflections on 40 Years of Roe v. Wade Wed Jan 23Jerry NewcombeOn January 22, 1973, seven robed men in Washington, D. C. decreed that abortion on demand is the new law of the land in these United States. With the bang of a gavel, they nullified virtually any state law at the time restricting abortion. ... more
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Guns and the President Wed Jan 23Judge Andrew Napolitano
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Killing Begets More Killing Wed Jan 23Ken ConnorIn the wake of the brutal, senseless tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the gun control debate is once again aflame in Washington, D.C. Advocates of strict gun control laws are taking advantage of the visceral, emotional nature of the event to push their agenda, while the NRA and their adherents have been put on the defensive. ... more
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Living a Life of Meaning Tue Jan 22Leah Barkoukis
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Daniel Doherty
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Silent Knights Tue Jan 22Alan SearsAt the end of Camelot, a despondent King Arthur, on the eve of a terrible battle he is loathe to fight, encounters a cheerful young boy bent on joining his majesty’s forces for the fray. ... more
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Kids Write Obama on Abortion Mon Jan 21Mike AdamsI’m getting sick and tired of the Obama administration using children selectively in order to help the president advocate his public policy positions. ... more
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Almost 150 Newtowns, Every Single Day Sun Jan 20Alex CortesIn terms of lives lost, the daily number of abortions equates to having almost 150 Newtowns every single day for an entire year for 40 straight years. ... more
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Roe v Wade, Forty Years After Mon Jan 14Star ParkerThe number forty has great significance in the Bible. ... more
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Stand For Life Mon Jan 14Mike AdamsA former student recently emailed that she was disappointed that I had gotten so heavily involved with the student pro-life movement in recent years. She said she could remember a time when I had a love for defending free speech rights. Her email was somewhat unfair as I am still defending First Amendment rights (did she read my last column?). Also, I have been involved in pro-life advocacy since I became a columnist in 2002. In fact, my very first published column was on the topic of abortion. ... more
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TIME: Abortion Advocates are Losing Thu Jan 3Katie Pavlich
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Borked Thu Jan 3Ken BlackwellMost of us would be honored to have our name become a verb. Especially those of us in public life. But that is not how Judge Robert H. Bork got into the dictionary. He was "borked" when President Reagan nominated him to the U.S. Supreme Court. No sooner had the announcement been made by the White House on July 1, 1987, than Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) raced to the Senate floor to denounce the distinguished judge and former Yale Law Professor. ... more
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Casey MattoxWhat might have been? If Robert Bork had been confirmed, perhaps this column would have appeared in this space. ... more
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Bruce BialoskyIn 1973, the Supreme Court issued one of their worst rulings ever in Roe v. Wade. Largely made from “whole cloth,” the ruling has started a 40-year fight over abortion that unnecessarily has divided this country. If Republican principles were in place on this issue, then there would be a heated discussion; but the core of the fight would be defused and the issue would be handled at the state level where it properly belongs and where other issues should be handled. ... more
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Donald LambroPresident Obama has proved he can win re-election without a second-term agenda merely by demonizing his opponent and appealing to voters' fears instead of our hopes, dreams and aspirations. ... more
