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Originally Posted by Brad
I would ask anyone who considers themselves to be "pro life" to try to objectively evaluate not only your beliefs but more importantly the people you support politically and financially to see if it's really life you are supporting or if it's just birth.
The people in power who claim to be marching under the "pro life" banner have been eroding actual life support for decades by…
- …fighting against affordable or universal health care.
- …criminalizing life-saving medical procedures.
- …defunding social services that support struggling parents.
- …reducing or eliminating sex education (which encompasses far more about human biology and health than the simple act of having sex).
- …defunding public education in favor of private corporations and religious institutions.
- …protesting, inciting violence, and committing arson and property destruction around Planned Parenthood (which offers far more health services than abortions).
- …claiming they want government not to play a part in personal health matters (see also: response to COVID-19, vaccinations, PPE, etc.) despite supporting government intrusion into our most personal affairs.
- …threatening to eliminate even more established personal freedoms.
The current reality of the "pro life" movement is that in practice its leadership only supports the potential life of a fetus until it is extracted from a womb. The "pro life" movement is a lie and needs to end. It's anti-life (for anyone other than a 100% viable fetus), anti-choice, anti-health, anti-education, and anti-freedom.
This simple truth bears repeating at every opportunity:
Outlawing abortion does not stop abortions; it only makes the action more deadly to both the mother and child and it restricts access to the wealthy who have the means to travel and avoid local laws. |
The tell is the pro-life crowd's refusal to support policies like Colorado's that have caused abortions to
plummet while also expanding abortion access more than just about any other state.
https://coloradosun.com/2019/10/21/c...re-the-reason/
Colorado has:
- Access to oral contraceptives at pharmacies without a doctor
- Free IUDs for teens
- Over-the-counter Plan B
All that has contributed to Colorado's abortion rate among teens falling by 60%.
A few months ago Colorado enshrined Roe into state law and there will probably be a ballot measure in November to add it to the state constitution. Our big challenge here now is keeping up with demand. Abortion centers are reporting they're completely maxed out.
More worrying is how Colorado will respond with a state like Texas inevitably demands that CO extradite someone who flees TX for an abortion in CO. That will truly be a constitutional crisis.