Gideon's Torch

Gideon's Torch is a 1995 novel in which a newly-elected President of the United States must deal with a crisis that challenges his administration's agenda and changes the course of the nation.

A political thriller by Charles Colson and Ellen Vaughn, its main themes include abortion, anti-abortion violence, and the inside of both movements. It also portrays an alternate election in which J. Whitney Griswold, a pro-choice Republican, is elected.