Republicans Can Reset the Abortion Debate


Published April 18, 2023

The Wall Street Journal

What do you do when your movement is on the right side of an issue morally, but seems to be losing politically? That’s the question the pro-life movement needs to answer, and fast.

Abortion policy is receiving renewed attention after this month’s election in Wisconsin in which a left-wing judge won by 11 points after campaigning relentlessly on abortion for a seat on the state’s Supreme Court, which has a pending lawsuit over the state’s pro-life law. But Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a fetal heartbeat bill last week that protects unborn babies at six weeks’ gestation. His action suggests that Republicans can win on abortion if they define the terms of the debate.

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Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., is the President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

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