Nineteen years ago this month, former President George W. Bush signed the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act into law. The U.S. Supreme Court went on to uphold the act four years later in Gonzales v. Carhart.

Back then, few could have imagined the relatively swift downfall of Roe v. Wade — and with it the possibility of saving millions of lives for the first time in generations. In a crucial midterm year, it’s worth recalling the strategic lessons of the fight to end partial-birth abortion and recognizing the similar opportunity the pro-life movement has today.

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