Life is the single most precious gift given to us by our Creator. It was no accident that Thomas Jefferson listed it ahead of “liberty and the pursuit of happiness” in the Declaration of Independence. It’s so foundational that it precedes all other rights. And for that very reason, every institution of government has a sacred duty to protect it.
That’s why the Supreme Court’s infamous decision in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision represented such a shameful rupture with our past. If the leaked majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization holds, the court will have reversed decades of willful dereliction of its duty — and saved millions of innocent lives in the process.
Our Constitution, far from enshrining some mythical right to abortion, celebrates and protects life. And it provides a way for every citizen of this country, born and unborn, to experience the blessings of life. I pray that this decision is the first step in reinvigorating a culture of life in our nation.
