It's not unreasonable to ascertain people's positions by their actions. "pro-life" really isn't as simple as you're making it sound. Only something like 15-18%

It's not unreasonable to ascertain people's positions by their actions. "pro-life" really isn't as simple as you're making it sound. Only something like 15-18% of Americans support a total ban on abortion with no exceptions. So if we're limiting "pro-life" to only that position, then it's by definition a pretty extreme position, in fact most people would call it ridiculous: it's so extreme that it's very easy to ridicule. If we widen a little to allow exceptions, well is that really "pro-life" anymore? Then you get into situations where you have to say, "well I think it's a life, therefore ending that life is killing, but the pregnant person will die if forced to carry the fetus to term, so... I guess killing is OK?". It's pretty weird. Further, if the goal of pro-life Americans is to lower the number of abortions, here are policies we know work: - sex education - access to contraception - support for parents and children (financial, educational, medical/mental health) Oddly very very few pro-life Americans support any of this, which forces us to question their motives.