![]() Me and my co-host, Ramtin Arablouei, dove into the story of that case, known as Green v. Wade, in 1971, there was a Supreme Court case that began to pull white evangelicals into politics. Wade didn't cause the sea change, what did?ĪBDELFATAH: In short, desegregation. ![]() The experts we talked to said white evangelicals at that time saw abortion as largely a Catholic issue. Wade - affirming the idea that women should have access to abortion for a variety of reasons and that the government should play a limited role in that matter, which surprised us. ![]() In fact, the Southern Baptist Convention, they actually passed resolutions in 1971, 19 - after Roe v. KING: So opposition to abortion has become so associated with evangelical Christians that it seems like that's the way it was all along.ĪBDELFATAH: No. RUND ABDELFATAH, BYLINE: Hi, thanks for having me. The latest episode of NPR's history podcast, Throughline, traces what happened. And many of them would like to see this go to the Supreme Court.īut evangelicals were not always so involved in this fight. ![]() Evangelical Christian political groups have mobilized around limiting access to abortion. If a legal challenge to abortion rights makes it to the Supreme Court, then the Supreme Court may consider the status of Roe v. And some of those laws are already being challenged in federal courts, which opponents of abortion rights will tell you is part of a strategy. Several states have recently passed restrictive abortion laws. ![]()
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