Roe v Wade + 39: The Corruptness of the Pro-Life Movement

Written on the Roe V Wade anniversary this year.  It is spot on.  I'll give you a couple of excerpts but it's worth reading the whole thing at De Civitate.  Specifically he brings up the battle between Personhood and Wisconsin Right to Life. 
Anyway, I want to talk about something else on this sad anniversary: not the pro-abortion rights brigade, but we abortion Abolitionists, we politically-minded pro-lifers.  The other side has often accused us of being sheep, willing to support anyone who talks a good talk about abortion, regardless of whether they actually do anything to protect innocent life under the law.  I’ve started to wonder whether there may be some truth to the charge.
The NRLC website is a mess.  If there were internet laws, it would be sent to the design gulag. 
The NRLC, the much healthier AUL, and the Catholic dioceses of Jackson and Biloxi all declined to support Personhood this past fall
Following up on Personhood, some of the reasons given for opposing it (by state orgs, as the national arms remain silent) appear to this non-lawyer to be abject nonsense. 
It's a little long but this article is essential reading for anyone serious about the pro-life movement.

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