Why a conservative would support Roe v. Wade

Published 1:30 am Friday, May 20, 2022

I was surprised when my mom, a pretty conservative Lutheran, told me she supported Roe v. Wade and safe, legal abortions.

But I shouldn’t have been surprised.

Why not?

Because during the 1950s she had been a night nurse in a big urban hospital. She had seen too many girls suffering after botched illegal back-alley abortions.

James Stegenga

Everett