{"id":2331514,"date":"2024-08-27T07:34:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T11:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-harris-wins-the-pro-life-movement-wont-stand-a-chance\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T07:36:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T11:36:28","slug":"if-harris-wins-the-pro-life-movement-wont-stand-a-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-harris-wins-the-pro-life-movement-wont-stand-a-chance\/","title":{"rendered":"If Harris Wins, The Pro-Life Movement Won&#8217;t Stand A Chance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fif-harris-wins-the-pro-life-movement-wont-stand-a-chance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2331514&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text discusses the \u2064moral and political complexities surrounding abortion \u2064in the United States. It asserts that abortion and the destruction of embryos are fundamentally wrong,\u2064 yet\u2063 it acknowledges that the majority of\u2064 Americans are\u200d unlikely \u2062to support a total ban. The \u200dauthor believes that the public has become too influenced by the rhetoric of choice \u2063and \u200csituational ethics, especially after the overturning of *Roe\u2063 v. Wade*, which they argue revealed a willingness to prioritize political expedience\u2062 over moral clarity regarding abortion.<\/p>\n<p>The piece points \u200bto recent referenda and political shifts, highlighting the ineffectiveness of a federal abortion ban and questioning whether pro-life voters should continue to support the Republican Party,\u2063 especially given its current stance which favors state regulation over a national \u200bstandard. The author suggests that if the Republican Party \u2062is not committed to defending the right to life\u2014equating the issue of abortion to that of slavery\u2014the\u200c pro-life voter base might need to reconsider their allegiance.<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging\u2062 the moral imperative to uphold the right to life, the author also warns that abstaining from supporting Republican candidates could lead to Democrats securing more power,\u200c potentially resulting in broader and more aggressive pro-choice legislation. The piece ultimately calls for\u200c careful consideration of \u2062political choices, weighing both principles and practical consequences in the ongoing struggle for the pro-life \u200dmovement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The intentional ending of an innocent human life is always wrong; so too then is every abortion and every destruction of a human embryo by an IVF clinic. However, a majority of Americans will never vote to ban all abortions or prohibit the destruction of embryos created for IVF.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our country has tumbled too far down the slope of situational ethics, brainwashed along the way with the rhetoric of choice. And if the overturning of <em>Roe v. Wade <\/em>proved anything, it was that a large swath of Americans will readily accept the lies of abortion apologists to prevent even a hypothetical complete ban on abortion &mdash; even if that means sacrificing a few thousand near-term babies demand by the Left&rsquo;s extremism of abortion on demand, until birth.<\/p>\n<p>The failure of Kansas&rsquo; referendum which would have left abortion regulation to the state legislature proves the point, as does the success of the various other state constitutional referenda on abortion passed in the aftermath of the <em>Dobbs <\/em>decision. For the same reason, a federal abortion ban stands no chance.<\/p>\n<p>No amount of righteousness &mdash; and the absolutist pro-life position <em>is <\/em>righteous &mdash; will alter that reality.<\/p>\n<p>What then should dedicated pro-life voters do?<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat Party long ago proved itself unworthy of the pro-life vote. But should pro-lifers withhold their vote from the Republican Party now that the party&rsquo;s platform removed its goal for a 20-week federal limit on abortion, proclaiming instead regulation of abortion should be left to the states?<\/p>\n<p>As critics of this approach &mdash; the view championed by Trump &mdash; rightly analogize, we didn&rsquo;t leave slavery to the individual states because slavery was intrinsically evil, just as abortion is. Nor did <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>, as some portray, make abortion a state issue; the Supreme Court returned the question of the legality of abortion to the people through the legislative branches, which includes both Congress and the statehouses.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, the Republican platform and the Trump-Vance ticket has abandoned any effort to advance pro-life positions, and, to the contrary, appears supportive of the unregulated destruction of human embryos through IVF.<\/p>\n<p>Should pro-life voters in turn, then, abandon the party and Trump?<\/p>\n<p>There are two rationales that might suggest so, the first being principle: There is no more fundamental right then the right to life, and if a politician and a party refuse to defend the most innocent and defenseless among us, they are not entitled to a dedicated pro-lifer&rsquo;s vote. Second, by withholding their votes, the pro-life block may believe they can ensure future politicians do not similarly discard the right-to-life movement turning Republicans into, in essence, a pro-choice &ldquo;light&rdquo; party.<\/p>\n<p>I appreciate the latter pragmatic point, and I respect principled pro-lifers who withhold their vote out of conscience. Neither should be condemned or ridiculed, or blamed as if they didn&rsquo;t do enough post-<em>Roe<\/em> to change the culture of the country.<\/p>\n<p>But for those not compelled by conscience, please consider the ramifications: If Kamala Harris wins, Democrats will pass a federal law which, at a minimum, makes <em>Roe v. Wade <\/em>(and not the more limited holding of <em>Casey<\/em>), the law of the land, preempting the pro-life laws currently in place in some states. Harris will hold the power to appoint federal judges and possibly replace one to three Supreme Court justices &mdash; and that&rsquo;s if Democrats don&rsquo;t expand and stack the high court. Harris will hold the bully pulpit and will only further dehumanize the unborn, making it more difficult to change the hearts and minds of Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Trump may not govern as a pro-life president, but Harris will most assuredly be the most pro-abortion president ever elected. With Trump in office, the status quo can be maintained until four years from now, a primary battle can demand a candidate willing to fight for the sanctity of life. While society will still not be open to laws that protect all human life, a pro-life candidate can support a federal ban on late-term abortions while working to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-mike-johnson-talks-boosting-healthcare-changing-culture-at-march-for-life\/\" title=\"Mike Johnson, speaker at March for Life, discusses healthcare improvement and cultural transformation\">support pregnancy resource centers<\/a> and promoting life.<\/p>\n<p>It took us 50 years to get to where we are and it will take decades more to move society toward a place where the populace will agree to ban most abortions. But if Harris is elected, we may never have the chance to start changing hearts, minds, and laws.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Margot Cleveland is an investigative journalist and legal analyst and serves as The Federalist&rsquo;s senior legal correspondent. Margot&rsquo;s work has been published at The Wall Street Journal, The American Spectator, the New Criterion, National Review Online, Townhall.com, the Daily Signal, USA Today, and the Detroit Free Press.     She is also a regular guest on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-alito-freakout-is-a-false-flag-operation-to-take-down-the-court\/\" title=\"Democrats are falsely targeting Alito to undermine the Court\">nationally syndicated radio programs<\/a> and on Fox News, Fox Business, and Newsmax. Cleveland is a lawyer and a graduate of the Notre Dame Law School, where she earned the Hoynes Prize&mdash;the law school&rsquo;s highest honor. She later served for nearly 25 years as a permanent law clerk for a federal appellate judge on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.      Cleveland is a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-media-lies-about-the-latest-special-counsel-revelations\/\" title=\"5 Media Lies About The Latest Special Counsel Revelations\">full-time university faculty member<\/a> and now teaches as an adjunct from time to time. Cleveland is also of counsel for the New Civil Liberties Alliance.       Cleveland is on Twitter at @ProfMJCleveland where you can read more about her greatest accomplishments&mdash;her dear husband and dear son. The views expressed here are those of Cleveland in her private capacity.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The deliberate termination of an innocent human life is inherently wrong, which applies to all abortions and the destruction of human embryos in IVF clinics. Nevertheless, most Americans are unlikely to support a complete ban on abortions or the prohibition of embryo destruction for IVF purposes. Our society has descended too deeply into situational ethics, influenced by the rhetoric surrounding choice. The overturning of Roe v. Wade demonstrated that many Americans are willing to accept misleading arguments from abortion advocates to avoid even a theoretical total ban on abortion\u2014often at the cost of thousands of near-term babies due to extreme pro-abortion views that allow for abortion up until birth.<\/p>\n<p>The defeat of Kansas&#8217; referendum aimed at allowing state legislatures to regulate abortion underscores this point, as do the successful state constitutional amendments regarding abortion following the Dobbs decision. Consequently, a federal ban on abortion seems unlikely to succeed. No amount of moral conviction\u2014despite the righteousness of an absolutist pro-life stance\u2014will change this reality.<\/p>\n<p>So what should committed pro-life voters do? The Democratic Party has long shown itself unworthy of pro-life support. But should pro-lifers now withhold their votes from Republicans since their platform no longer includes a 20-week federal limit on abortions and instead suggests that regulation be left up to states? Critics argue against this approach by drawing parallels with slavery; just as we did not leave slavery issues solely in state hands because it was fundamentally evil, so too is abortion.<\/p>\n<p>However, both the Republican platform and candidates like Trump appear disinterested in advancing pro-life policies and seem supportive of unrestricted embryo destruction through IVF. Should pro-life voters then abandon Trump and his party?<\/p>\n<p>There are two main reasons they might consider doing so: First is principle\u2014the right to life is paramount; if politicians or parties refuse to protect our most vulnerable citizens, they don&#8217;t deserve dedicated support from those who value life. Second, withholding votes could signal future politicians not to neglect the right-to-life movement and prevent Republicans from becoming merely a &#8220;light&#8221; version of a pro-choice party.<\/p>\n<p>I understand this pragmatic perspective and respect principled individuals who choose not to vote out of conscience; neither group should face condemnation for their choices or be blamed for failing post-Roe efforts aimed at cultural change.<\/p>\n<p>However, those without such convictions should think about potential consequences: If Kamala Harris wins office, Democrats will likely enact federal legislation reinstating Roe v. Wade as law across all states while overriding existing state-level protections for life. Harris would have authority over judicial appointments\u2014including potentially replacing one or more Supreme Court justices\u2014and could further diminish recognition for unborn lives through her public influence.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump may not govern strictly as a pro-life president, Harris would undoubtedly represent an unprecedentedly strong advocate for abortion rights in office. With Trump leading now allows us time until another election cycle where we can push forward candidates committed genuinely fighting for life\u2019s sanctity while supporting pregnancy resource centers and promoting alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>It took decades to reach our current situation regarding these issues; it will take even longer before society might agree on banning most abortions altogether if progress continues slowly but steadily under Republican leadership rather than under Democratic rule led by someone like Harris who may close off any opportunity for meaningful change in hearts or laws concerning these matters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":499,"featured_media":2331515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/53625458083_f17e1f773d_o-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[34059,4021,39382],"class_list":["post-2331514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-election-2024","tag-harris","tag-pro-life-movement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/53625458083_f17e1f773d_o-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/499"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}