Yale Daily News

Updated: Monday, November 23, 2009 2:30 p.m.

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34 years later, abortion ‘rights’ still spurious

Published Thursday, January 25, 2007

Rachel Criswell’s column in Monday’s News (“Roe anniversary is a chance to reflect,” 1/22) praising the merits of Roe v. Wade on the 34th anniversary of its final decision concisely summarized the accomplishments and goals of the thriving movement in favor of broader reproductive rights for women. On the anniversary of such a controversial political event, however, it is important to remember precisely what made the decision so divisive, and why this rupture still reverberates today.

From reading Criswell’s assessment, one might gather that the decades-long abortion- rights...

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