Will "Pro Life" Ever Really be in Favor of Life



The self described "pro life" political group has never had much interest in "life" other than the lives of fetuses. There are so many ways it could have helped prevent death. Religious views about fetuses put up a roadblock to saving lives.

I've mentioned here many times deaths in automobile crashes. It would be simple and not very expensive to reduce to almost zero these deaths, over 30,000 a year in the U.S. It would be unpopular, however. If there was a fundraising effort to fund a national non profit for this purpose, good luck. It has no religious juices. 

Then, there is the entire field of good health. More than 30 countries in the world have more life longevity than we do in the U.S. For some reason, increasing human longevity is not "pro life." To be in favor of longer and healthier lives reflects liberal, secular or godless politics. To advocate longer and healthier lives instead of saving one fertilized cell would not be doing what God wants us to do. Do "pro life" people understand why this is laughable?

Oh yes, I know "pro life" people are in favor of good health and longer lives for everyone. They are different than the rest of us, however, because of where they spend their money and invest their time. Investing in longer lives for everyone is not what they think God wants them to do. Being "pro life" means looking with awe at pictures of fetuses. It is in passing laws forcing pregnant women to view x-rays of their fetuses. The picture of a fetus seems to have something to do with their religion. It is not, however, a picture of a human being.

Churches which are against abortion are demanding to hold services. This even though attending a church service is a fine way to catch the virus and die from it. Pro life? Hardly.

Plus we see the "exchange" of a few lives from the virus for a few lives that will be sacrificed for "opening the economy." So called "pro life" people are not really interested in human life. 

But, they are REALLY interested in politics. 

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