Cal Thomas - Rooting out the leak

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Today is Thursday, May 5th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Mary Reichard.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: And I’m Myrna Brown. Here’s commentator Cal Thomas.

CAL THOMAS, COMMENTATOR: This week’s leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court shows just how far abortion supporters will go to keep Roe v. Wade in place.

But the sabotage effort isn’t likely to succeed. While acknowledging the document’s authenticity, Chief Justice John Roberts said the leak would not undermine the integrity of the court’s operations. That suggests it won’t influence the final vote in the case, as the leaker might have hoped.

Whoever is responsible for this unprecedented breach of confidentiality should face swift and serious consequences, starting with termination and extending to prosecution. Roberts has directed the marshal of the court to launch an investigation. It should begin with assembling the entire court—including clerks—to root out the leaker.

Predictably, those supporting abortion reacted swiftly, almost as if they were prepared for the leak. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a joint statement lamenting the loss of a woman’s “bodily autonomy.” What about the baby’s bodily autonomy, especially those who have developed sufficiently to live outside the womb if given the chance?

In the draft opinion, Justice Samuel Alito says the 1973 case overturning restrictive state abortion laws was “egregiously wrong from the start.” So, where do the 60 million babies aborted so far go for justice?

Roe v. Wade has led to a modern version of Old Testament child sacrifices to pagan gods. Our modern “gods” are more sophisticated. We worship pleasure and bad decisions without consequences. The widespread availability of contraceptives, pregnancy help centers, and adoption services for those who have unplanned pregnancies do not deter abortion supporters. To them, abortion is a faux sacred rite.

What’s next? Senator Bernie Sanders was quick to issue a statement calling the Senate to end the filibuster so a majority might codify Roe with legislation.

Assuming the draft opinion reflects the court’s intent, abortion regulation will return to the states, as it was prior to Roe. California and New York, along with some others, will surely pass laws reflecting the content of Roe. Voters will then decide whether to punish or reward their lawmakers.

The hysterical reaction from many on the left again reveals their belief that they are the sole arbiters of all things. Those who disagree must conform or be smeared with what have become familiar pejorative labels.

But abortion supporters are losing the public opinion battle. Support for the pro-life position has grown steadily since the 1970s. Americans are now pretty evenly divided between pro-aboriton and pro-life positions. And support for abortion depends largely on the baby’s level of development. Only 28 percent of those who support abortion say it should still be legal after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The Mississippi law at the heart of the Supreme Court case would stop abortion after 15 weeks.

If the court overturns Roe, it won’t end abortion. But it would sharply reduce the number of babies who die every year because of it.

I’m Cal Thomas.

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