Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, seen here on Dec. 22 in Boston, vetoed a bill that expanded the availability of later-term abortions and permitted minors age 16 and 17 to get an abortion without the consent of a parent or guardian. It was too extreme even for the pro-choice Republican governor, but his veto was overridden. (Photo: Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald/Getty Images)
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Charles A. Chuck Donovan is president of the Charlotte Lozier Institute, the research and education arm of Susan B. Anthony List. He was legislative director of the National Right to Life Committee more than three decades ago, worked as a writer for President Reagan, helped lead the Family Research Council for nearly two decades, and most recently was a senior research fellow in religion and civil society at The Heritage Foundation.