I was actually quite stumped by the “abortion is murder!” argument initially as it can get philosophical quick on what constitutes a life that can be “murdered” (i.e. does it have to be birthed, walking, able, etc, this is a bad summary)— but the spike in alt right violence against women, children, and just people in general in the US made the hypocrisy glaringly obvious.
It never was. “Pro-life” was just a weaponized slogan.
What they really stand for is “Forced birth” and “Promiscuous women should be punished”.
Promiscuouswomen should be punishedThere, fixed it for you. Nothing promiscuous about getting raped
You and I know that, sure.
But conservatives love victim-blaming in rape cases.
“Did you see what she was wearing? Her collar bone and ankles were showing. Slut was asking for it, she probably liked it”
Ugh
I was actually quite stumped by the “abortion is murder!” argument initially as it can get philosophical quick on what constitutes a life that can be “murdered” (i.e. does it have to be birthed, walking, able, etc, this is a bad summary)— but the spike in alt right violence against women, children, and just people in general in the US made the hypocrisy glaringly obvious.
A woman’s chance of getting murdered while pregnant (already distressingly high) has already increased significantly in states that outlawed abortion.