Most of them don’t actually believe abortion is murder though. They give their hand away pretty easily. If they thought abortion were murder, why are they also against contraceptive use? Over a quarter of all pregnancies end in miscarriage - far more than the number of voluntary abortions - why are they doing nothing to reduce that number? Maybe there could be mandatory pregnancy testing once a month to check if a woman is pregnant, and then intervene with drugs or behavioral guidance to maybe help avoid a miscarriage. Maybe more research is needed there, which they are not doing. And if abortion is murder, why make an exception for rape or incest? It’s not the baby’s fault it is the product of rape or incest - how does murdering a baby make a rape any better? Two wrongs don’t make a right.
>"Most of them don’t actually believe abortion is murder though."
How do you know this? Is this speculation or logical deduction?
>"If they thought abortion were murder, why are they also against contraceptive use?"
This doesn't represent all pro-life people. This mainly represents Catholics. Being anti-contraceptive is, I believe, an effective strategy for the Catholic Church to produce more Catholics.
>"Over a quarter of all pregnancies end in miscarriage - far more than the number of voluntary abortions - why are they doing nothing to reduce that number? "
Miscarriages are often spontaneous and there is little that can actually be done to save the pregnancy. Additionally, there is a categorical difference between a death due to natural causes and a death due to wilful intervention.
>"And if abortion is murder, why make an exception for rape or incest?"
You're on to something. Plenty of pro-life people take the stance that even these exceptions should not be allowed.
