The Critical Need for Pro-Life Statesmanship

The double-digit loss for conservatives in last week’s Wisconsin supreme court election has set off a new round of fretting among Republicans over the politics of abortion.

Flipping the state’s high court to a 4–3 progressive majority will have sweeping implications for the rule of law and conservative policy in Wisconsin, but the alleged national electoral implications are being overstated by the liberal press and many on the right.

Wisconsin’s spring supreme court election was a base election: 800,000 fewer Wisconsin voters cast ballots in April 2023 than in November 2022, and the drop-off...