I want to talk about pro-life laws, but first I want to talk about a high school friend. I won't share her name -- we'll call her Denise. When I was in high school, abortion rates were close to their all-time highs, with rates more than double what they are today. While the practice obviously wasn't universal when a classmate got pregnant, it was often expected. In fact, there were times when the expectation bordered on an outright demand.