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Who’s More Pro Life: Republicans or Democrats?

        The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing people he didn’t exist .                                                                     - The Usual Suspects Contrary to what Kevin Spacey’s character claims in the movie The Usual Suspects , the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was not convincing people he didn’t exist. It was convincing Pro-Life Christians that Republicans were actually pro -life. The truth is, when we look at everything from wars to genocide, as well as abortion, murder, infant mortality, death penalty, and suicide rates, and in which states people live the longest, it turns out that Republicans seem to be almost anything but .  . When did Republicans start calling themselves “Pro Life”? The Pro-Life moniker became attached to the Republican Party in 1976 when it was introduced as a plank in the Republican Party platform by Senator Jesse Helms (R-N.C.). The only reason no serious challenge was brought within the party ag