The preacher of the Pontifical Household urges Christians to do what the early Christians did, and focus on changing society by acts of love over changing laws. As conditions continue to move more toward the way they were during the early Christian era, we'll have to move more toward that model.
Fr. Thomas Euteneuer, President, Human Life International, who can certainly not be considered a shrinking violet when it comes to pro-life issues, offers several suggestions, two of which I list here:
"1. Do not become absorbed in the quest for a political solution to abortion: after 36 years of working for a political solution to abortion, we may soon see the wiping out of most, if not all, of the pro-life movement's gains with the stroke of a pen. Politics has failed. Or rather, we have failed at politics. Either way, politics now offers us little chance of anything other than just trying to slow the massive momentum of the culture of death.
2. Do not waste any more energy on overturning Roe: two Supreme Court seats are assured during an Obama administration, and they will undoubtedly be filled with extreme pro-abortion activist judges. A third appointment will leave us with no hope of overturning Roe in anyone's lifetime reading this. For that matter, the chance that a good pro-life President will succeed Obama in four years and nullify the leftward lurch of the high court is, shall we say, unlikely. Let's get hopes of undoing Roe out of our system and focus on more productive things."
This is not to say that it isn't right to make abortion illegal, only that working toward that may no longer be a prudent or expeditious avenue to pursue.
We are not called to be successful. We are called to be faithful.
It sounds like many pro-lifers are grieving since Obama was elected. We went past denial and now are on to bargaining. Sure focus on the culture, but we have still a duty and responsibility to speak up for the innocent in the area of politics and law, telling politician and judges the truth. We have a duty to not remain silent in the face of evil, or we cooperate with the sin by remaining silent.
Who knows too with the economic picture looking as it does, will people in difficult times turn back to God, and when they do, will they hear His Voice? Will they demand that politicians stop offending Him? Don;t buy the lie that we have 8 more years of this. People may be repenting in 2 years time or less.
And we need to be praying for good leaders who are close to God to be ready to lead when the time comes.