In a word, Balch, director of state legislation for National Right to Life, is bullish about prospects for the Movement.
Abortion is sold as a 'solution' and, fortunately, fewer and fewer people are buying it.
Balch's optimism is not some pollyannaish wish fulfillment. It is an assessment based on her 27 years in the Movement, her 19 years experience as a lawyer, several years as a congressional staffer, and especially her 10 years at NRLC, which has given her an unparalleled position from which to observe and to influence what happens in the state legislatures. Balch is quick to credit the controversy over partial-birth abortion with seriously rerouting the debate. And the impact has been extraordinary. Seven of these laws have not been challenged.