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I too had once been pro-life until I followed Live Action on Facebook about 2 or 3 years ago. I never really paid much attention to the actual PL movement until I decided to learn for myself what stances Lila Rose took on this issue. Upon reading the posts and comments I realized quickly that their take was overtly extreme and totally lacking in nuance. I could no longer follow the abject nonsense of this group. I always knew that sometimes abortion is medically necessary to save a woman’s life if a pregnancy goes terribly wrong. But when the government is allowed to make personal decisions for us they have no business being in is when I have a major problem. When SCOTUS overturned Roe I knew it would be mass chaos with states criminalizing the procedure to the extent it would cause catastrophic damage to the healthcare system in America. I am afraid is only going to get much worse in the next few years unless something changes quickly. All of this has really made me pay much more attention to the political landscape that has brought about all this. Former President Trump has nominated extreme right wing judges to these courts and that is part of the problem. We need common sense judicial representation in our courts that will leave the medical decisions up to the FDA and the medical community to make the best public health policy for America. The GOP has become overtly corrupt and authoritarian and for that reason I can no longer support them in key political roles anymore. It’s going to take a massive loss for them so they can no longer control the purse strings.
I too had once been pro-life until I followed Live Action on Facebook about 2 or 3 years ago. I never really paid much attention to the actual PL movement until I decided to learn for myself what stances Lila Rose took on this issue. Upon reading the posts and comments I realized quickly that their take was overtly extreme and totally lacking in nuance. I could no longer follow the abject nonsense of this group. I always knew that sometimes abortion is medically necessary to save a woman’s life if a pregnancy goes terribly wrong. But when the government is allowed to make personal decisions for us they have no business being in is when I have a major problem. When SCOTUS overturned Roe I knew it would be mass chaos with states criminalizing the procedure to the extent it would cause catastrophic damage to the healthcare system in America. I am afraid is only going to get much worse in the next few years unless something changes quickly. All of this has really made me pay much more attention to the political landscape that has brought about all this. Former President Trump has nominated extreme right wing judges to these courts and that is part of the problem. We need common sense judicial representation in our courts that will leave the medical decisions up to the FDA and the medical community to make the best public health policy for America. The GOP has become overtly corrupt and authoritarian and for that reason I can no longer support them in key political roles anymore. It’s going to take a massive loss for them so they can no longer control the purse strings.
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