• agent_flounder@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    no inherent contradiction between opposing abortion and believing that current levels of government support for parents are too high.

    Apparently they are unaware of how high the infant mortality rate is in the US vs elsewhere.. They’re unaware how high maternal mortality rates in the US are vs other countries.

    Because I’m sure if they knew these facts, which were true before Roe v Wade was overturned and women had access to abortion and other options, these “pro-life” folks would certainly be concerned about the life of mother and child and take action to ensure adequate pre- and post-natal support for both.

    Surely they were merely ignorant of these facts (that I found in two minutes) and just didn’t think to check for any of this before yanking this support, right? They must instinctively know how much is too much. I’m sure it’s not because they think only certain people deserve support by way of affording it. Because, gosh, that* would be truly ghastly. And they’re nothing if not moral and upstanding protectors of all life equally, right?

    I mean why would they even consider death rates anyway. Who could ever foresee that less support could cause health problems including death? Surely only God himself could’ve anticipated such a thing.

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      They don’t GAF about anything they say they care about. It’s all about putting “those people”, which includes women, in their place.