What can the President do about abortion?

Some may have the idea that the President can’t really do anything about the abortion issue. After all it is a constitutional right- right? Not exactly. The watershed case of Roe v. Wade in 1973 set the precedent for abortion rights. It has consistently been upheld in the courts since that time. One of the steps to end abortion on demand is for there to be enough court justices who were favorable to overturn Roe v. Wade to institute a new set of laws dealing with abortion. In the case Marbury v. Madison the Supreme Court was given the responsibility of interpreting the Constitution. For this reason, if we had enough judges who believe the protection afforded to citizens by the Constitution should be applied to all persons, even those in the womb, we should be able to change the precedent in the way abortion is looked at by the courts.
The President has the ability to appoint justices to the Supreme Court as we have seen recently with Sam Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts. Another term of Republicans will ensure that we have the chance to replace at least one pro-choice candidate with one who may be more sympathetic to the pro-life mindset. This is probably the most important way the President can have a positive impact on the issue of abortion. There are policies that the President can institute to encourage and facilitate a culture of life, but they are all secondary to this important responsibility.
As Christians we do have the responsibility to watch out for “the least of these” and to care for those who cannot take care of themselves. While Democrats will use this same command from Scripture to say why they think government should be in the business of welfare, I see this as a different issue altogether. The government’s job is to protect its citizens and to build infrastructure and to facilitate business and free enterprise. The government has a responsibility to protect these children from slaughter, and we as citizens of this nation should stand up for them and demand that the government do so.

My next post will discuss the role of government and how to think about it as a Christian.
Until then,
JB