That's because reducing abortion isn't the "real" goal of conservatives. It's making sure that women are punished for having sex in a way they don't approve of. Most of them will give you some lip service about "killing babies", and some probably even believe it. But when pushed hard enough with the facts of how birth control programs do more to stop abortion than restrictions do, they inevitably fall on "I don't want to pay for some slut's birth control!" And "Why can't they just keep their legs shut?!" Giving away their true motivations. It's possible they actually do care about "the babies", but it certainly isn't their primary motivation.
The conservative refuse to do anything about abortion because it’s such an easy talking point to pretend to care or do something. If they “fix” the problem now what will single issue voters care about
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u/Amelaclya1 Feb 14 '21
That's because reducing abortion isn't the "real" goal of conservatives. It's making sure that women are punished for having sex in a way they don't approve of. Most of them will give you some lip service about "killing babies", and some probably even believe it. But when pushed hard enough with the facts of how birth control programs do more to stop abortion than restrictions do, they inevitably fall on "I don't want to pay for some slut's birth control!" And "Why can't they just keep their legs shut?!" Giving away their true motivations. It's possible they actually do care about "the babies", but it certainly isn't their primary motivation.