Life is a gift — in and out of the womb |
Thousands are preparing for the annual March for Life in the capital, sending a clear message to the world: Life is a gift. Still, many are missing the full message, seeing the movement as focused solely on ending abortion. While seeing a historic and permanent end to abortion is indeed the ultimate goal, one we hope is achieved as soon as possible, we are also working diligently to ensure life can flourish past birth and to its natural end.
At a time when the national birth rate is the lowest in history, and families are struggling to make ends meet with multiple incomes, the pro-life movement must stand in the gap, advocating change. I can testify as a father of biological, adopted, and foster children to the unquestionable financial strain children have on families. How much greater is that challenge for single mothers facing unexpected pregnancies?
For more than a decade, economic instability has been cited as one, if not the top, reason women choose abortion. Regardless of your viewpoint on fiscal policy, these women need support. When the political divide is at its widest, this is a........