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[[File:Right-to-life-moocher.jpg|thumb|Apparently, you only have a "right to life" until you're born.]] | [[File:Right-to-life-moocher.jpg|thumb|Apparently, you only have a "right to life" until you're born.]] | ||
| − | The "right to life" movement isn't at all about anyone having a right to their own lives. It is about enslaving women through their reproductive organs | + | The "right to life" (aka "pro-life") movement isn't at all about anyone having a right to their own lives. It is about enslaving women through their reproductive organs and [[forced birth movement|forcing pregnant women to give birth]], regardless of the cost, as often as possible. |
| − | A movement that | + | A movement that truly supported the human right to life would advocate for: |
| + | [[File:12400505 1093235517364979 5202714245654309221 n.jpg|thumb|things that people who are pro-life should be advocating]] | ||
* abolishment of capital punishment | * abolishment of capital punishment | ||
* abolishment of war | * abolishment of war | ||
* {{l/ip|gun control}} | * {{l/ip|gun control}} | ||
| − | * adequate public healthcare and education, especially for children | + | * universal healthcare -- or at least adequate public healthcare and education, especially for children |
| − | * a stronger social safety net | + | * universal free school lunches |
| + | * more assistance for children living in poverty | ||
| + | * a stronger social safety net in general | ||
| + | * stronger action against companies that pollute the drinking water and air; stronger regulations to prevent such pollution in the first place | ||
| + | * healthcare and living assistance for immigrants, documented or not | ||
| + | * removal of lead (causes permanent retardation in children; leaded gasoline has been strongly linked to the late-1980s crime epidemic) | ||
| + | * protection of water quality | ||
| + | * subsidized high-quality daycare for working parents | ||
While some right-to-life advocates may admit to supporting some of the above, this is never the focus of their advocacy. They are typically more concerned about ''maximizing birth rates'', at any cost, among those who buy into their propaganda. | While some right-to-life advocates may admit to supporting some of the above, this is never the focus of their advocacy. They are typically more concerned about ''maximizing birth rates'', at any cost, among those who buy into their propaganda. | ||
==Inlinks== | ==Inlinks== | ||
* For details about this movement in general, see [[forced birth movement]]. | * For details about this movement in general, see [[forced birth movement]]. | ||
| + | ==Outlinks== | ||
| + | * '''2020-08-23''' [https://daringfireball.net/linked/2020/08/23/republican-death-cult 57 Percent of Republicans Think Number of U.S. Deaths From Coronavirus Has Been Acceptable] - this from the "right to life" party | ||
| + | * '''2019-10-17''' [https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/10/16/1892406/-Trump-pro-life-evangelicals-are-now-fiercely-defending-the-murder-of-actual-babies Trump "pro-life" evangelicals are now fiercely defending the murder of actual babies] "Ralph Reed recently went on a tear about how horrible abortion is, while in the same breath saying that evangelical Christians [https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/09/ralph-reed-trump-book-040920 must obey Trump]. He supports the Syrian slaughter because he literally argued that [https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/internet-explodes-after-evangelical-leader-ralph-reed-commands-christians-to-render-to-god-and-trump/ Trump was equal to God]." Brown babies don't count, I guess? | ||
| + | * '''2015-09-23''' [https://www.aclu.org/news/catholic-hospital-refuses-procedure-pregnant-woman-brain-tumor Despite Having Granted Prior Exceptions, Genesys Hospital Denies ACLU Request for Potentially Life-Saving Procedure for Expecting Mother] "Jessica Mann, who is 35 weeks pregnant, was denied the procedure because of religiously based rules that dictate hospital policy. Jessica’s doctor highly recommends that she has no further children due to the strain the pregnancy will pose to her health because of her brain tumor." Fetal rights trump maternal rights. | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | * Inspiration for some of the bullet-points came from [https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AlisonMarlowe/posts/TFTa1C6hZp4 this meme] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:56, 24 August 2020
The "right to life" (aka "pro-life") movement isn't at all about anyone having a right to their own lives. It is about enslaving women through their reproductive organs and forcing pregnant women to give birth, regardless of the cost, as often as possible.
A movement that truly supported the human right to life would advocate for:
- abolishment of capital punishment
- abolishment of war
- gun control
- universal healthcare -- or at least adequate public healthcare and education, especially for children
- universal free school lunches
- more assistance for children living in poverty
- a stronger social safety net in general
- stronger action against companies that pollute the drinking water and air; stronger regulations to prevent such pollution in the first place
- healthcare and living assistance for immigrants, documented or not
- removal of lead (causes permanent retardation in children; leaded gasoline has been strongly linked to the late-1980s crime epidemic)
- protection of water quality
- subsidized high-quality daycare for working parents
While some right-to-life advocates may admit to supporting some of the above, this is never the focus of their advocacy. They are typically more concerned about maximizing birth rates, at any cost, among those who buy into their propaganda.
Inlinks
- For details about this movement in general, see forced birth movement.
Outlinks
- 2020-08-23 57 Percent of Republicans Think Number of U.S. Deaths From Coronavirus Has Been Acceptable - this from the "right to life" party
- 2019-10-17 Trump "pro-life" evangelicals are now fiercely defending the murder of actual babies "Ralph Reed recently went on a tear about how horrible abortion is, while in the same breath saying that evangelical Christians must obey Trump. He supports the Syrian slaughter because he literally argued that Trump was equal to God." Brown babies don't count, I guess?
- 2015-09-23 Despite Having Granted Prior Exceptions, Genesys Hospital Denies ACLU Request for Potentially Life-Saving Procedure for Expecting Mother "Jessica Mann, who is 35 weeks pregnant, was denied the procedure because of religiously based rules that dictate hospital policy. Jessica’s doctor highly recommends that she has no further children due to the strain the pregnancy will pose to her health because of her brain tumor." Fetal rights trump maternal rights.
Notes
- Inspiration for some of the bullet-points came from this meme