These positions aren't necessarily inconsistent. Many conservatives believe that abortion is murder, which is a moral position. The moral harm of carrying out

These positions aren't necessarily inconsistent. Many conservatives believe that abortion is murder, which is a moral position. The moral harm of carrying out an abortion is not something that can be decided by evidence. Many conservatives also believe that vaccination is a good bit more dangerous that you or I probably do, and that Covid is a bit less dangerous that you or I do. If you carry this basket of beliefs, there's no contradiction in their position. People lost a lot of trust in our institutions, due to some misinformation put out early on during Covid, and I can't really blame them. Trust is hard to gain and easy to lose, and the folks that should have been being honest screwed up. Most people don't have enough of a scientific mind, or enough of the time and energy to find reputable sources of information on important topics. Even folks on the pro-vax mandate, pro-mask mandate side. Many just got lucky in that "their side" happened to be closer to the truth in this case. And it's very hard to argue on topics like abortion, because people typically pick the most rare and egregious examples that support their side. Liberal folks will point out scenarios where anti-abortion laws lead to abused teenagers being forced to carry a fetus to term, while conservatives will point out scenarios where an abuser can pressure a girl to get an abortion in order to cover up the abuse, or a woman doesn't use birth control and just goes and gets abortion after abortion, when we should really consider it a last resort. And the crux of it, whether it's morally worse to terminate a pregnancy or force a woman to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term, is something that you can only convince someone to change their mind on with evidence if they are pretty close to on the fence already. I've had a lot of discussions with family members that disagree with me on both of these issues. If you try hard not to get angry or sarcastic, to stay calm and curious (or at least put on a really good act), to ignore the talking points and not push back instantly on everything that sounds incorrect or stupid to you, you can learn a lot about why people believe what they do. And sometimes they do make good points. And if people feel like you're listening, they're more open to listening to you.