This is the grave of Henry Wade. Born in 1914 in Rockwall County, Texas, Wade came from a legal family. In fact, five of his seven brothers would also become lawyers. He graduated from the University of Texas in 1939 and took a job with...
Roe v. Wade
This is fascinating: When Norma McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff in the landmark Roe vs. Wade case, came out against abortion in 1995, it stunned the world and represented a huge symbolic victory.
So said a Southern Baptist Convention newspaper on January 31, 1973, soon after Roe v. Wade was decided. Question: What is the Southern Baptist position on abortion? Answer: There is.
Kay Steiger has an excellent article about how vulnerable Roe is under the current Supreme Court, which quotes yours truly. The bottom line for me remains that the argument that Roe's overturn is imminent depends on the belief that Kennedy has changed, and I just...
From the standpoint of a supporter of reproductive rights, Ann Bartow brings a pessimistic perspective while Neal Devins is more optimistic. I have agreements and problems with both arguments.I do.
The choice quote (pun intended) from today's NY Times essay by a doctor who provided post-abortion complication treatment before Roe v. Wade:What Roe said was that ending a pregnancy could.
In a hilarious way:I decided to go up to the young female students who were passing out their "genocide leaflets" to the students walking by and chat.I asked each one if they wanted to overturn Roe vs. Wade and make abortion illegal. They all said...