In 1973, the high court voted 7-2 to overturn all state laws banning abortion. The ruling in Roe v. Wade and its lesser-known companion case Doe v. Bolton made abortions legal for any reason through the first six months of pregnancy.

The decision also changed the landscape of national politics, dividing the nation into two camps: those who supported and those who were against abortion.

Today, the public opinion on abortion appears to support more limits on the procedure. A December Time magazine poll revealed that more than half of Americans oppose abortion in nearly every circumstance. A Fox News poll in October showed that 45 percent of Americans want to know a candidate’s position on abortion before they vote.

“Fortunately, the pro-life movement is making significant progress in the battle for hearts and minds,” said Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.

“In spite of having virtually all of the nation’s elites and virtually all of the secular, opinion-making sectors of our society adamantly opposed to it, the pro-life movement has risen to a place where significantly more than two-thirds of Americans are opposed to most of the reasons that women give for having an abortion.

“The country is moving strongly in a pro-life direction, and we have every reason to believe that trend will continue,” said Land.

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