Life Matters

In 1973, the Roe versus Wade decision overturned the protective laws of all fifty states. These laws respected the humanity of a child in the womb and had been established immediately following the Civil War. That War established that black human beings who were innocent could not be owned or killed at will. Medical science and the medical profession, through the American Medical Association and other advocates, had insisted after the Civil War, that now a vulnerable and innocent human being in the womb also needed the protection of the law. Roe versus Wade in 1973 ignored the humanity of the child and gives this vulnerable human being absolutely no protection whatsoever throughout the United States. Many people have come to disagree and bemoan this legal situation. But being pro-life is much more than merely a feeling or opinion about that decision. The essential question for the pro-life movement is, “What shall we do now?” While there are many projects and social work proposals that are pursued, failure to