ViewpointsOpinionAbortion Issue May Be a DistractionSavePrintAn activist speaks outside the Supreme Court in protest against the new Texas abortion law in Washington on Sept. 2, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesCharlotte Allen10/8/2021|Updated: 10/8/2021CommentaryThis is the season of abortion alarm.Share this articleLeave a commentCharlotte AllenAuthorCharlotte Allen is the executive editor of Catholic Arts Today and a frequent contributor to Quillette. She has a doctorate in medieval studies from the Catholic University of America.Author’s Selected ArticlesGive Taylor Swift Her Due: She’s a Positive Force for FemininityFeb 22, 2024DeSantis Versus Disney: How Liberals Learned to Love Crony CapitalismFeb 13, 2024The Ninth Circuit: Enemy of Cities Trying to Shut Down Homeless CampsFeb 01, 2024The Homeless Camps’ Disease TrifectaJan 10, 2024Related Topicsabortion