Title: The Truth Behind Roe v. Wade
Original CoS Document (slug): the-truth-behind-roe-vs-wade
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Created: 2022-05-03 09:41:51
Updated: 2022-05-12 03:00:00
Published: 2022-05-05 00:00:00
Converted: 2025-04-14T21:16:56.591734478
Here we go again with another round in the perennial battle between the right to life against the right to choose, aka abortion rights. According to a “leaked” draft decision, the Supreme Court is expected to overturn Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973). The pro-choice faction has already crowded the steps of the Court, proclaiming their slogans, most of which are based on mistaken assumptions about the law and what it really means. Pro-life activists also appeared on the steps of the Court to voice their anti-abortion views.
This decision is extremely relevant for the Convention of States Action, but make no mistake. COSA has no official interest, as an organization, in the matter of abortion. What we are focused on is that from which the public at large is distracted.
Fundamentally, Roe v. Wade is not about pro-life versus pro-choice. It is about government overreach and unconstitutional meddling in affairs not included in the enumerated powers granted to the federal government. The initial decision made by the Court in 1973 was flawed from inception and has been mangled each time it has been addressed in subsequent related decisions.
When the Court took the authority away from the states (where the Constitution left it) and brought it within the purview of the federal government, a precedent was set that greatly contributed to the problems that COS is determined to resolve. It unlawfully gave a nod of approval and overt wink to every superfluous, top-heavy bureaucratic engine in existence over the last 50 years.
If the Court indeed overturns this hugely impactful case, it will be a win for those of us who uphold the Constitution as a document of limitations for government and protection for individuals. It will be a win against the soft totalitarian grasp that increasingly threatens our freedom. It will be a win for the principles that sparked the birth of our great country.
Every new signature to the COS petition is also a win, as is the willingness of every volunteer who invests their patriotic desire and precious time and energy toward this mission. Please sign the petition today and if you are inspired to join the effort, click here to find out how you can help.