Like so many other pro-lifers, I always thought that the real enemy we were fighting was Roe vs. Wade and once it was gone, a pro-life America could be restored. A few years out from the Dobbs decision, most pro-lifers have woken up to the fact that overturning Roe wasn’t the silver bullet we had hoped for. Over the last few years, we have watched as state after state has adopted radical abortion policies, with only a few victories in the most recent November elections.
What or who, then, are pro-lifers fighting? Planned Parenthood? The sexual revolution? Like Roe, these abortion edifices are not the real enemy, but products of it. The real enemy has been hiding in plain sight for over two centuries now. It is feminism.
Feminism is a slippery thing, with most people thinking it is generally good, providing women with jobs, education, opportunity, and empowerment. But a closer look at the philosophical roots, the…
