We're going to hear from leaders on both sides of this issue about
what comes next. First, I'm joined by Marjorie Dannenfelser. She's
the president of the Susan B. Anthony Pro Life America organization.
Marjorie Dannenfelser. Welcome to the news hour. So what is your
reaction? The reaction of the anti abortion movement? How much of
a victory is this?
Well for the pro life movement. This is a culminating moment of 50
years of what we believe is the greatest human rights movement of
our time. Uh, and every single abortion there are two that must be
served and the experience of women since 1973 when they were told
that this would be the great Liberator has not been that it has been
quite the opposite.
Ah, And now when now that the states and the Congress every elected
body, we will be able to discuss this issue.
In the public square. The merits of the arguments will be meted out
in ways that aren't closeted as the Supreme Court required all those
50 years ago, and the will of the people will make its way into the
law and women will be served in ways that they deserve.
I do want to ask you because you told another reporter today. Um,
you said that you and others will work to ban abortion. And I'm quoting
in every state and every legislature, including the Congress, So
is your goal.
To ban abortion nationwide. I think that if you look at what I said,
you would see that I will work, and so will the pro life movement.
So will all the legislators. So will Democrats that don't like abortion
after the first trimester?
To work to be as ambitious as possible, and every single legislature
that will be different state to state to state North Carolina will
be different from Alabama will be different from Vermont and California.
It means that the state law will reflect the will of those people
we see and you're aware of this public opinion polls have been done
by pew. I mean, the news hour itself has commissioned polls and
The last couple of months that show still that a majority of Americans
think Roe thought that Rose should not be overturned that most people
believe American women should have a right to an abortion. So how
does that public view square with what we're seeing today? Do you
think
Judy. I have to believe that you have looked at the rest of those
polls. When you look at the rest of those polls, you see that Democrats
women, diverse groups of people. This is not a partisan issue think
that abortion should at least be restricted in the 2nd and 3rd trimester.
This seems reasonable to most people again. It doesn't please both
sides.
But it definitely is something that is a consensus in this nation
doesn't reflect that pole bit that you just communicated and it's
because people want restrictions. People want limits that rose simply
would never have allowed and that is not been understood. The other
piece of it of this is is the service to women is vital and it has
been going on and this is a moment of flourishing to serve them in
the way that our original women who got us into politics in the first
place, Susan B. Anthony and the
Rest.
So as serving women and not allowing them to be exploited by the
so called abortion Liberators who would liberate them by bill trying
to build their rights on the broken rites of their Children. I do
want to ask you one other question, Marjorie Dannenfelser, and that
is one that comes up.
From the anti abortion movement, And that is the fundamental unfairness
of saying to women who don't have the financial means who live in
states where abortion will no longer be legal that they are, in effect,
either going to
To give birth to a child. They are not prepared to give birth to,
whereas women who have financial means are going to be able to travel
somewhere if they want an abortion to get it. What What about that?
Well, that would be unfair if that were true, But pro life, not anti
abortion is pro life at birth and throughout life, and that is the
commitment of the pro life movement. It is my personal commitment,
every leader that I know and not just that small number of people,
but the governor's that I've spoken to 22 so far in the states that
are most likely to limit abortion.
Um, very early on that commitment to those who are perceived as outliers.
People who are perceived as can't manage, um, allowing their Children
to be born. Those are the people that we go to first. Those are the
people that we love Love. Is that the center of this movement and
it is exactly what makes us flourish. And while we will succeed,
Marjorie Dannenfelser. Thank you very much. The president of Susan