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Good day and welcome to the Daily article podcast for Friday, November the 10th, 2023. I'm Chris Elkins of the Denison Forum, narrating today's daily article,

written by Dr. Ryan Dennison. With Tuesday's election results in Ohio and Virginia, seen as a referendum on the

pro-life position from pundits across the political spectrum, a point that was reiterated in Wednesday's

Republican debate, it's understandable that many are feeling discouraged. After all, it took nearly

50 years to overturn Roe v. Wade, but abortions have actually increased

since that monumental decision. Moreover, the expansion of abortion options has won in every

state that has voted on the subject, a trend that is likely to continue across the coming

years. Given that roughly 69% of Americans support at least some access to abortion during the

first trimester, perhaps we should not be surprised. After all, that support wanes quickly

once you get beyond those first 12 weeks. As Dr. Jim Denison discussed earlier this week, a majority,

55% actually oppose abortion in the second trimester and

70% oppose in the third. If that's the case, though, why have so many of the new laws enshrined

a right to abortion that far surpasses popular opinion? And more importantly, what can we do

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