What Martin Luther King Jr.'s niece says about abortion.

This is Jim Denison's Daily article for Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019.

Today is National Sanctity of Human Life Day in the United States.

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan issued a proclamation designated January 22nd as the first such date.

January 22nd, 1973, was the day Roe v. Wade

legalized abortion on demand in all 50 states. Since that time, Presidents George H.W. Bush,

George W. Bush and Donald Trump have issued similar declarations. Presidents Clinton and Obama did not.

46 years after Roe v. Wade were still debating abortion in this country.

Last Friday, the March for Life 2019, described as the world's largest pro-life event, was held in Washington, D.C.

Vice President Pence and his wife made an appearance.

President Trump spoke to the group via video. The next day, the

2019 Women's March gathered in our nation's capital to advance several agendas, including

the protection and expansion of abortion rights. The day after, thousands of churches across

America observed Sanctity of Life Sunday. They prayed for an end to abortion, advocated adoption, and supported the sanctity

of all human life. Since 1973, nearly 61 million babies have been aborted in America,

more than 54,000 so far this year. The logic against abortion seems simple. Ronald Reagan said,

I've noticed that everyone who's for abortion has already been born.

Pope Francis states the case succinctly. The right to life is the first among human rights.

And yet, public sentiment on this issue remains confused and conflicted.

Last July, an NBC News Wall Street Journal survey found that 71% of Americans, including 52%

of Republicans, say they oppose reversing Roe.

That's a record high since NBC, WSJ began polling on this issue 30 years ago.

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