Panelists say abortion debate has become too political, needs wider focus
Gloria Purvis is seen in this 2017 file photo. Purvis was among the speakers in a Jan. 27, 2021, webinar sponsored by Fordham University on “Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Post-Roe? New Prospects for the Abortion Debate in America.” (CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit)
By Catholic News Service • Posted January 28, 2021
RYE, N.Y. (CNS) Overturning Roe v. Wade will not be the silver bullet many in the pro-life movement have hoped for. Even if the Supreme Court delivers a symbolic repudiation of its 1973 ruling, abortion will continue with state oversight and passions will run high on the extremes of the debate, according to speakers on a Jan. 27 webinar.