Summary The pro‑life movement in the United States is marketed as a moral crusade to protect unborn children, but its real function is to serve as a weapon for Christian supremacy. Since the 1970s, conservative Christian leaders have used abortion as a rallying cry to mobilize voters, reshape the Republican Party, and advance a Christian […]
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“Abortion Is Murder”? Then Why Don’t All Religions Agree — Or Even Believe the Same God?
Summary Abortion bans in America are not grounded in neutral facts. They are rooted in one contested religious interpretation of when “life” and “murder” begin, even though other Christians and other religions disagree. Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and secular ethics all reach different conclusions about abortion, personhood, and sin. In a pluralistic society, no single […]
Republicans Are Not Defending Life—They Are Betraying the American People
Summary The Republican Party’s obsessive focus on banning abortion is not about defending life. It is about enforcing a narrow religious morality on a public that largely rejects it. Polling consistently shows that most Americans want abortion to remain legal, at least in cases of rape, incest, or serious risk to the pregnant person’s health. […]