10/02/2023
THE POLITICAL TRAGEDY OF THE PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT: HOW A LIBERAL CAUSE BECAME A CONSERVATIVE PARTISAN CAMPAIGN
Fifty years ago, some of the most prominent supporters of the pro-life movement were liberal Democrats who viewed the campaign against abortion as part of a larger quest to defend human life and protect the marginalized. But today the pro-life movement has linked its fortunes to the Republican Party - and the result has not been what the creators of the pro-life movement hoped. Join us for an exploration of the forgotten political history of the pro-life movement and the lessons this history might hold for its future possibilities.
Oct. 12, 7:00 pm
Brehme Conference Center
Free and open to the public
Register at: https://www.malone.edu/academics/academic-departments/hpss/center-for-christian-faith-culture/the-political-tragedy-of-the-pro-life-movement-how-a-liberal-cause-became-a-conservative-partisan-campaign/
Daniel K. Williams is a senior fellow at the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University. He is the author of Defenders of the Unborn: The Pro-life Movement Before Roe v. Wade.
Fifty years ago, some of the most prominent supporters of the pro-life movement were liberal Democrats who viewed the campaign against abortion as part of a larger quest to defend human life and protect the marginalized. But today the pro-life movement has linked its fortunes to the Republican Party...
