Thursday, January 26, 2017

Pro-life movement must build a wider, bigger culture of life

Pro-life movement must build a wider, bigger culture of life: Distinctly Catholic: The pro-life movement

MGB: Trump is not the issue for the pro-life movement, since he was only saying what people wanted to hear.  The bigger problem is that the Republicans do just that and the pro-life movement is fooled.  The second problem is that their objectives are not only unattainable, but wrong.  Repealing federal jurisdiction in equal protection law is to give decisions on minority rights to the mob.  That the mob takes direction from Catholic bishops is not a point in its favor.  Truth is not about exercising raw political power, although the bishops seem to forget this, as does the pro-life movement (especially the inaptly named Susan B. Anthony Fund).  Roe is not going away.  If the new Justice is anti-Roe, that will be one vote for repeal (Kennedy, Scalia and Chief Roberts are no votes and Thomas is for declaring personhood federally).  The problem is that many pro-lifers are anti-sex more than pro-child.  Try to enact family wage bills and they start talking personal responsibility.  No pass.

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