Would conservatives cheer rationing of health care for “obese, smokers, heavy drinkers, the elderly, infertile couples” — just as long as they also include as a class to be denied healthcare the “women seeking abortions”???
Note they didn’t talk about not giving free abortions, they talk about BANNING these people “from receiving free medical treatment”.
How conservative is to be in favor of rationing healthcare — while those same class of people are FORCED to pay taxes to provide healthcare for others, but are BANNED from getting healthcare themselves?! If all these “undesirables” died tomorrow, and stopped paying taxes, how could the government afford to pay for healthcare for the others?
This is NOT a “pro-life” issue — this is an issue of rationing healthcare.
YES, it is.
When the government completely controls the health care system and they deny someone treatments that are proven to be effective, they are culpable in that person's death. And that is a pro-life issue.