By Lauren De Witt, Crisis Magazine, April 19, 2024
Lauren De Witt is a Catholic convert, wife, mother, and occasional writer and speaker who blogs at The Contemplative Homemaker.
Bill Maher, of all people, exposed the lie behind the Republicans’ supposed opposition to abortion.
HBO’s Real Time host and longtime leftist Bill Maher made headlines this past weekend when he chastised Republicans’ ever-shifting stance on abortion in a panel discussion on the Arizona Supreme Court’s recent landmark ruling upholding a near-total abortion ban. The Arizona Court took up the case in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which Republicans, including former President Trump, rightly take credit for.
This historic event in the State of Arizona should have been unabashedly celebrated by all Republicans, serving as a springboard from which conservative candidates everywhere can double down in their support for life at all stages as the 2024 election cycle heats up. Instead, it was met by an extremely disappointing, though predictable, mixed reaction on the conservative side of the aisle. …