The Screwtape Letters is a satirical novel written by C.S. Lewis in which a senior demon advises his nephew on how to lead humans astray. It exposes moral issues by presenting them from evil’s perspective. It made me think about how Uncle Screwtape would react to some of Arizona’s pro-life laws.

My Dear Wormwood,

You are to be congratulated. The filing of Isaacson v. Mayes is shaping up to be one of our most exquisite triumphs.

Our legal allies are moving swiftly now, carving through the last scraps of pro-life resistance like a scalpel through soft tissue. At the top of our target list is that revolting statute, ARS 13-3603.02 — the one that dares to prohibit abortions based on race, sex, or disability. How dare they presume to protect the weak, the imperfect, the unwanted? That law, Wormwood, is an affront to everything we’ve worked for. A child has Down syndrome? Terminate. It’s a girl? Dispose. The father is the wrong skin color? Eliminate. This is not discrimination — it is efficiency. And we must preserve that efficiency at all costs.

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This week a lawsuit was filed by an out of state funded organization using their monetary influence to side step our legislative process and enact sweeping dangerous changes to our common-sense abortion laws.

This lawsuit wants to make unrestricted changes to the Arizona statutes. Our current process requires that a proposed change to our statues be initiated by a legislator from the House of Representatives or the Senate. Then the bill is assigned to a committee and the chairman determines whether to schedule the bill for a hearing. In the hearing, both sides are represented, and the public has the opportunity to weigh in on potential changes in our statutes.

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