KNOWLES: The Strongest Argument for Abortion

As a new abortion law is headed to the Supreme Court for judicial review, the hopeless optimists of the pro-life movement are once again holding their breath for an overturn of Roe, and prominent leftists have descended into hysterics at the remote prospect.

“I don’t think younger voters remember what it was like before Roe v. Wade,” fumed former Missouri senator Claire McCaskill. “I don’t think they realize these folks will not be happy until a rape victim is put in prison for taking the ‘morning after’ pill.” McCaskill neglected to cite an example of proposals to jail rape victims for ingesting abortifacients because none exists. She refused even to describe “what it was like before Roe v. Wade” because a review of the facts would undercut her fearmongering.