“Judges have delivered themselves into our hands—if we have the political wit to spring the trap. On the other hand, if we don’t act, if we acquiesce in this, then we may be sleepwalking. We may be merely going through the motions when we vote again later this year on partial-birth abortion. It may be unavailing. It may become a gesture without consequence.”
Those are the words of Professor Hadley Arkes, pro-life legal maverick and friend of AUL’s “Life, Liberty, and Law”. He delivered those words at an Americans United for Life legislators conference in 1998, prior to the ultimately successful effort to forbid the horrendous practice of partial birth abortion.
Today we delve back into the Americans United for Life archives to listen to Professor Arkes’s full address, which continues to provide insight into our efforts today in courts and legislatures to protect women and children.
Let’s journey back to 1998, where Americans United for Life Senior Counsel Clarke Forsythe introduces Hadley Arkes.
