The Abortion Debate’s Absolutism Helps Left-Wing Issues Become Part of the Fabric of the Country’s Existence

Participants hold signs during the march "Hold The Line For Abortion Justice" at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Dec. 1, 2021. Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Women's March Inc

Commentary

You can understand why, when the legality of restrictions on abortion came before the Supreme Court last week in the Mississippi case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the arguments there as well as in the media were all about theoretical matters.