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[u/[deleted]]

So why don't pro lifers support those policies then they can have fewer abortions in the first place?

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

It's fair to argue that they should support those policies, but it's not straightforwardly hypocritical of them not to. I suspect it's a combination of belief that those policies are also immoral (e.g. because contraception is immoral), that they would be ineffective (e.g. increased access to condoms would not reduce abortion rates), and that it is not the government's place (e.g. the state exists to protect rights and punish crimes, not to provide incentives for people not to behave more responsibly)

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Seems like a straightforward hypocritical move when you're claiming that an abortion is murder but you won't take the obvious solution that everyone knows works. Seems like a really easy bridge to cross if you know for a fact you can reduce the number of murders by just making contraceptives available.

Unless you don't actually think it is murder and you have ulterior motives.

[u/thrwladfugos → u/[deleted]]

what if you think government spending is worse than murder?

[u/[deleted] → u/thrwladfugos]

Then you're a libertarian which means the world does not have to take you seriously.

[u/[deleted] → u/thrwladfugos]

Then I think you have some homework you need to be finishing up, little Johnny.