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Many Conservative Republicans are very against big, intrusive government. If this is so, how can they also be against abortion? Wouldn't government deciding what a woman can do with her body, effectively removing a woman's choice, be perceived as big government interfering in a womans health? This seems like a huge dichotomy to me.
By "big government" they just mean their own taxes. They have no problem with the government regulating other people's bodies, sex lives, etc., generally in the name of Jesus.
Many Conservative Republicans are very against big, intrusive government. If this is so, how can they also be against abortion? Wouldn't government deciding what a woman can do with her body, effectively removing a woman's choice, be perceived as big government interfering in a womans health? This seems like a huge dichotomy to me.
Because many conservatives (not necessarily republicans) see abortion as being murder, and murder is against the law. Simple as that.
FWIW, this is not a hot issue for me since I'm not religious nor am I a woman.
Many Conservative Republicans are very against big, intrusive government. If this is so, how can they also be against abortion? Wouldn't government deciding what a woman can do with her body, effectively removing a woman's choice, be perceived as big government interfering in a womans health? This seems like a huge dichotomy to me.
Actually, what conservatives want is to go back to the issue being decided according to state laws and state constitutions and not by the federal courts.
Actually, what conservatives want is to go back to the issue being decided according to state laws and state constitutions and not by the federal courts.
If the question is serious, the reason is some people view abortion as murder. Conservatives prefer smaller government, not "no" government. Conservatives believe in the rule of law, like prohibition of murder.
Ummm no it's not, the Supreme Court ruled abortion as a privacy issue, a state court cannot over rule the Supreme Court. The fact that few providers are willing to do it is not the issue. A state cannot out law abortion.
If the question is serious, the reason is some people view abortion as murder. Conservatives prefer smaller government, not "no" government. Conservatives believe in the rule of law, like prohibition of murder.
And they want to force their opinions onto everyone else, legally, no matter what death and destruction it leads to down the line. (And if you think you dont like the idea of partial birth abortion now, wait until abortion is no longer safe or legal. Or, I guarantee you, rare.)
(OTOH that would raise your taxes entitlements-wise, wouldnt it?)
So conservatives dont mind being intrusive at all when it comes to keeping the smugness level topped off.
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