Follow my logic here..
If a woman hires a hit man to kill her husband, should she also be punished?
Yes? Then why not punish a woman who hires a hit man (doctor) to kill her baby?
Look. I understand why the “pro-life” groups are taking the softer approach. It’s all about being PC.
And I get that. Yes, if hard-core fanatics like me chilled out and allowed wiggle room (compromise) and agreed to give women a free pass, or allow abortions in case of rape or incest, or allowed abortions up to 10-15 weeks or whatever - but made all other cases illegal - then yeah.
There would be fewer abortions. And isn’t that the goal? The pro-life groups will argue (probably right) that we will NEVER make all abortions illegal - so take what you can get right?
“I understand why the “pro-life” groups are taking the softer approach. It’s all about being PC.”
No, it’s not at all about being PC. It’s about stopping abortions.
You see, if pro-life groups (and candidates) were to run around saying “we’re going to outlaw abortion and prosecute women who get abortions for murder”, then we play right into the “war on women” narrative, we let the left dictate the discussion in a light that is favorable to them, and we don’t get pro-life laws passed.
On the other hand, if we are pragmatic, and target the act of abortion without demonizing the women who may have sought them, then we have a much better chance of achieving our goals.
If all you care about is looking right, then by all means, keep doing what you are doing. I’d prefer to end abortion rather than look perfectly morally correct.
“The pro-life groups will argue (probably right) that we will NEVER make all abortions illegal - so take what you can get right?”
I don’t know of any pro-life groups that take that stance. The stance they do take is to not oppose legislation outlawing SOME abortions just because the legislation doesn’t outlaw ALL abortions. Their stance is basically: don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.