Last weekend marked the anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and returned the issue of abortion back to the states. As a key voice on abortion policy, Alexandra DeSanctis joined CCV Communications Director Mike Andrews and Policy Director David Mahan on The Narrative this week. She recaps the landscape of the first year in a post-Roe world and looks ahead to the future of the pro-life fight in America including how pro-lifers can combat this issue with effective communication.

In the news, the Social Media Parental Notification Act was presented to the Ohio General Assembly as a part of Governor Mike DeWine’s 2023-24 executive budget. This proposal would require certain online companies to obtain verifiable parental consent to contractual terms of service before permitting kids under the age of 16 to use their platforms. Mike and David discuss this idea and the role of social media in their own homes. 

Tired of bad news? Thankfully, David and Mike also spend some time discussing a few recent viral stories of the Gospel being proclaimed by young college students, leading them to reflect on their own journeys proclaiming the Word boldly as well as their experience being part of true grassroots movements like this year’s “Be a Vote for the Voiceless” fight against the potential November 7 abortion ballot initiative.

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More About Alexandra DeSanctis

Alexandra DeSanctis is a fellow at the Ethics & Public Policy Center and a columnist at National Review. Her writing and reporting covers politics, religion, culture, and the pro-life movement. Her work has been published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, the Washington Post, and many other publications. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. She is co-author, with Ryan T. Anderson, of the 2022 book Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing. 

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