The Psalm 139 Project
StaffOn January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down two decisions (Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton) that have resulted in the destruction of 46 million babies in this country alone. In Roe, the Court allowed unregulated abortion in the first trimester but said the state could regulate second and third trimester abortions if they could prove “compelling interest”—unless the life or health of the mother was in jeopardy. In Doe, the compelling interest clause was rendered virtually meaningless as the Court gave women the right to an abortion at any time by defining health to include “physical, emotional, psychological, familial, and the woman’s age.” Therefore, Doe trumps any compelling interest on the part of any state to regulate abortion (“Roe + Doe = Abortion on Demand,” http://www.all.org/article/index/id/MjQzMg). Claiming any type of “health” issue gives the woman “the right to choose” to have an abortion at any time. Though that is a legal right, it certainly is not a moral right. Continue Reading Here