Column: Thanking the champions of pro-life
By Dan Kontos
Author’s Note: It’s hard to believe, but a few people who read my columns occasionally disagree with my opinions, and that’s okay. I appreciate it that they continue to read them. However, if you are a rabid pro-abortion supporter, I advise you to just skip it this week. I know you won’t hear or appreciate anything I am saying, I doubt I will be able to get through to you; and remember that high blood pressure is called the silent killer. Just trying to help.
Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that on June 24th of this year the Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. This case returned the question of abortions back to the individual states and overturned the previous cases Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992).
Many people who only watch corporate media, and never dig past the hysteria from the pro-abortion crowd, probably don’t understand what just happened. Let me try and explain.
Look, I’m not here to blame anyone for previous choices, and I am not criticizing what some people have done in the past. We all (hopefully) evolve, mature, and learn; me included. Technology changes, attitudes change, and our ability to critically think changes as we gain wisdom. We can all move forward from here.
If you think the Supreme Court just ruled on a woman’s right to choose to kill her unborn child, you would be wrong. If you believe that SCOTUS outlawed abortions, you would be wrong. If you think the ruling will limit access to contraception, you would be wrong. If you think that this case will impact same-sex or interracial marriage, you would be wrong. If you believe any of the other hyperbolic media lies that they have concocted, you would sadly be wrong.
It’s not hard to understand why people think these things are true. Even Joe Biden is repeating the lies. His handlers know the truth; so should you. This is all done for the sake of politics.
Dobbs was a legal case that hinged on what the Constitution says, not what you want it to say. Roe and Casey invented “rights” and standards that were created out of whole cloth. These rulings were built on a foundation of shifting sand, and it was only a matter of time before they could not sustain their own weight.
By law, they had to fall. The question of abortion, no matter what you desire, is reserved for the states and the people. That was Dobbs in a nutshell.
Roe and Casey are now thrown into the ashbin of history, where legal mistakes belong. They join other improper rulings from SCOTUS like Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) which denied citizenship to all African Americans, or Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), which upheld the “separate but equal” doctrine justifying racial segregation, or over 230 others.
In some cases, the Supreme Court acknowledged its previous mistake and fixed it, such as in Brown v. Board of Education (1954), overturning Plessy. Other decisions were changed because we amended the Constitution.
In any event, we learn as a people, we grow, and we strive to continuously perfect our society. It’s one of the core principles of American exceptionalism.
There is no doubt that I am pro-life, and I make no bones about it. But the decision was correct with regard to the law, not just because I agree with it. Have you actually read the case for yourself? If not, I urge you to do so. The majority ruling is solid; the descent is not, falling into the realm of policy and not the Constitution. Shame on those justices for forgetting their role.
Now the question of abortion rightly returns to the states to decide. Yes, there will be a patchwork of laws, but that is a hallmark of federalism. You want abortion on demand in Wisconsin? Perhaps late-term abortion? Maybe partial-birth abortion? How about a little Ralph Northam-style killing of live-born babies? You are free to make your case to the Legislature.
But I’m really not here to argue with the pro-abortion crowd. Not today. I’m here to celebrate the local sentinels of pro-life.
If you have lived in the Stevens Point area, you have probably seen them. The pro-life advocates who walk up and down Division Street, carrying signs pleading for the rights of the unborn.
Through all sorts of weather, they walked. After profane taunts and gestures by passersby, they walked. Without infringing on the rights of others they peacefully expressed their desire to end abortions, against all odds, and still, they walked. They were so ubiquitous at times that they were often just background material for our local drivers. Yet, they were undeterred.
Their presence was a constant reminder that morality comes in all flavors. They were doing what they could to influence people, and perhaps they did. They let their conscience be their guide.
“They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.” (Romans 2:15-16, ESV) How do you think you stack up with them?
Who are these champions of the unborn? Perhaps in these troubled times, in the era of doxing, harassing people at their homes, work, and restraints, and threats of violence from the left for political disagreements, it’s better for me not to say. I just wanted them to know that I saw you, and I thank you, and I am not alone in that.
So, with that, let’s meet in the opinion section to talk about all of it, boldly, honestly, and with a healthy respect for each other. Until then, God bless.
Dan Kontos is a paid columnist for the Metro Wire. He chooses his own topics and his opinions do not necessarily represent the staff of the Metro Wire. He lives with his family in Whiting.
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