(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)In some respects, Friday’s March for Life—the annual antiabortion march from the National Mall to the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., to mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade—was an uncharacteristically muted affair. This summer, the Supreme Court intends to reach a decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the most direct challenge to Roe v. Wade since Casey v. Planned Parenthood in 1992. Others made it clear they realize that, although Roe has been the primary target of the pro-life movement for nearly half a century, its dissolution doesn’t mean the movement’s war is won. “I mean, the other side’s already passing laws in some of these blue states that are actually worse than Roe v. Wade. For March for Life attendees in particular, though, the fall of Roe could have one bonus benefit.

Source: New York Times January 23, 2022 01:37 UTC