Pro-Life? Not Really.

The National Right-to-Life Committee is giving its endorsement to Fred Thompson. The Republican candidates are falling all over themselves to make sure they're labeled "pro-life." But how about some truth in advertising? Right to whose life? Bodhi is going to assume they mean the fetus's life. But a recent study by the World Health Organization found that Latin American countries--where the procedure is ILLEGAL--have the HIGHEST abortion rates in the world. And, because it's illegal, abortion is more dangerous, meaning more women die from the procedure.
So, let Bodhi see if he has this right. Make abortion illegal, and more fetuses and mothers die. Make it safe and legal, and fewer of these folks will die. So, when the National Right-to-Life committee is calling for the criminalization of abortion, it's actually calling for the death of more people. Which makes Fred Thompson, in addition to being a really bad actor, a hypocrite.