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TommyG663513 posted...

Personally, I find the opposite; Pro-Choice is pretty consistent: women should have the right to choose whether or not to terminate a pregnancy. Pro-Life seems to waver in whether or not rape and incest exceptions should be allowed (and why or why not to allow them) as well as whether or not IVF is "good."

"The egg in the lab doesnt apply. Its not in a woman. Shes not pregnant." Quote from Clyde Chambliss, one of the Alabama state Senators who authored its recent abortion ban bill. That sentence in particular screams out to me that, for these people, this literally isn't about protecting a potential life; it's about punishing women.

I know that doesn't necessarily mean that every pro-life person holds that exact view. I do find it strange that I never hear large-scale outrage over the large quantities of frozen embryos (not eggs; fertilized embryos) that are discarded as medical waste, or "selectively reduced" after being implanted. I promise I'm not trying to move goalposts here, but straight up, why doesn't the mainstream care about that?

I maintain that Terri Collins is a traitor to her sex, as is anyone who wants to strip freedoms from their sex. Maybe it's because I actually live in Alabama and have had to hear her talk on the local stations, but I can't stand her. There's also the fact that she voted to allow adoption agencies to discriminate against potential parents based on their religion. That's not something who cares about children would do, imo. She also voted to allow drivers to smoke in their cars with children present.

Even if you are responsible with your contraceptives, they can still fail. You bring up a great point with the idea of creating more social safety nets. Along that line, I wish comprehensive sex education would be taught in all schools. I went to a high school in Alabama and was only told the usual abstinence spiel. I even asked about condoms, in the eleventh grade, and the teacher glared at me and scoffed that "We wouldn't be talking about that in [her] class."

I hope this doesn't come off as antagonistic. Though I don't agree with you on several points, I appreciate the thoughtful way you've conveyed them.