by Society

About the author: Society is a bimonthly journal devoted to social science issues and research.

Years after the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions, the conscience of the American people remains deeply troubled by the practice of abortion-on-demand. Because of these two decisions, abortion is legal at any time of pregnancy, for virtually any reason, in every state. This constitutes an almost completely unrestricted private license to judge who will live and who will die.

That America has the most permissive abortion regime among the world’s democracies is a betrayal of the classic American promise of justice for all. That is why a new sense of moral concern is stirring throughout our country. That is why millions of Americans have refused to accept the Court’s 1992 admonition...