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We Have to Change the Culture if We Want to End Abortion, Here’s How

When my wife first asked me why I couldn’t call myself pro-life, my answer was simple.I didn’t believe the pro-life movement offered a valid alternative to abortion.Abortion was horrific, I said, but it addressed the underlying crises women faced. Poverty. Housing insecurity. Fear. Isolation. Meanwhile, the pro-life movement seemed content to offer diapers and wipes to a problem that demanded far more.What most people don’t know is that I began as the pro-choice CEO of a pro-life nonprofit.I lov