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Defending the Vulnerable Requires More Than a New Supreme Court Justice

July 19th, 2018 | 13 min read

By Matthew Loftus

Last week, Freedom Road (a justice-oriented consulting group) released a statement calling for a “pause” on the culture war. Occasioned by the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, it zeroes in on the problem of abortion and poverty and calls on evangelical women in particular to advocate for a “moderate independent justice” to replace Anthony Kennedy.

It asserts the primacy of anti-poverty efforts in reducing abortion, perhaps best summarized by the final statement from Peggy Crane:

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Matthew Loftus

Matthew grew up in a family of 15 children and completed his medical training in Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2015, he and his family have lived in East Africa, where he currently teaches and practices Family Medicine at a mission hospital. His work has appeared in outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Atlantis, and Mere Orthodoxy and his first book is forthcoming from InterVarsity Press. You can learn more about his work and writing at www.matthewandmaggie.org.