Pro-life activists told CNA that their side, too, should prepare for the possibility of abortion being decided by the states.
Tom Glessner, president of the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates, told CNA that a reversal of Roe would not stop abortions from taking place.
“It simply grants more powers to the states to prevent or prohibit abortions,” Glessner said, adding that the pro-life movement should be all the more prepared to support women and families in the face of unplanned pregnancies.
“The pro-life movement better be ready, and pro-life pregnancy centers better be ready,” Glessner said.
When the Supreme Court agreed in May to take up the case of Jackson Women’s Health Organization v. Dobbs – which concerns Mississippi’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy – both pro-life and pro-abortion activists said the court could alter or effectively nullify Roe.
Oral arguments in the case are scheduled for the fall, and the court will be deciding the question of whether states can ban “pre-viability” abortions.
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