NR Daily: Roe v. Wade at 45: Most Americans Support Abortion Restrictions

Forty-five years ago today, the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade, declaring that the 14th Amendment of the Constitution provides a woman with the right to an abortion. At the time, public contention over abortion had only just begun to stew. It was this latent controversy, simmering just below the surface of American public life and primed to explode, that led the Court to invent in Roe the right to abortion. The majority justices — seven in all, and led by opinion author Harry Blackmun — knew exactly what outcome they wanted before the case even began ...

January 22 2018

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Roe v. Wade at 45: Most Americans Support Abortion Restrictions Alexandra DeSanctis Forty-five years ago today, the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade, declaring that the 14th Amendment of the Constitution provides a woman with the right to an abortion. At the time, public contention over abortion had only just begun to stew. It was this latent controversy, simmering just below the... READ MORE Progressive Critics of Trump's HHS Are Sliming Christians for Enforcing the Law David French This morning, Politico made me laugh, opening an article about the Trump administration's department of Health and Human Services with this incredibly misleading paragraph: A small cadre... A Family in History Jay Nordlinger Editor's Note: This is an expanded version of a piece we published in our January 22 issue. Ten years ago, at the home of Robert Agostinelli, the financier and National Review trustee, I met... ADVERTISEMENT Democrats Fear Debate about Dreamers Will Pivot to One on 'Chain Migration' John Fund No one knows when the government shutdown will be ended, but it's increasingly likely that Democrats will rue the day they launched it. "I'm concerned that we don't have an exit strategy," one... Europe's Energy Crack-Up Rupert Darwall 'Drugs, human trafficking, weapons. Violent fundamentalism and Islamic terrorism." Was this President Trump talking about Africa at his recent White House meeting with congressional leaders?... Beware a Democratic 'Surrender' on the Wall Rich Lowry Luis Gutiérrez says he's willing to build the Wall himself if it helps the Dreamers, and Chuck Schumer put funding for the Wall on the table in his Friday meeting with Trump. There should be an... The Worst Presidents? Look at America's Run-up to the Civil War Jay Cost In an opinion piece for the New York Times, Princeton historian Sean Wilentz suggests that President Donald Trump is on track to rank among America's worst presidents. "Mr. Trump's first year... ADVERTISEMENT The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 James D. Hornfischer "A masterful account of the barbaric last year of the Pacific War...The Fleet at Flood Tide is, quite simply, popular and scholarly military history at its best." - Victor Davis Hanson LEARN MORE NFL Championship Weekend March for Life 2018 ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.