Pro-life movement draws from humanitarian, liberal views

Few Americans may realize that the fight to protect unborn children began long before Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. While the contemporary pro-life movement is often characterized as driven by the religiously devout and political conservatives, the origins and development of the campaign may come as a surprise even to the most well-informed pro-lifer. A new book by Daniel K. Williams, "Defenders of the Unborn: The Pro-Life Movement Before Roe v. Wade

Few Americans may realize that the fight to protect unborn children began long before Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. While the contemporary pro-life movement is often characterized as driven by the religiously devout and political conservatives, the origins and development of the campaign may come as a surprise even to the most well-informed pro-lifer. A new book by Daniel K. Williams, "Defenders of the Unborn: The Pro-Life Movement Before Roe v. Wade…