if a soul entered a “life” at conception, as the Catholic Church now claims, then the Catholic teaching that unbaptized souls ended up in hell or limbo - which began with St Augustine - means that every spontaneous miscarriage throughout history, most of which may have been had by people who never even knew they were pregnant, all went straight from the God who creates them to the hell that same God created. And this, according to Catholic logic, must be blamed on the soul not on the God who came up with such a “divine plan.”
Most people don't realize that the Supreme Court has been in the hands of the Republican party since at least 1970! In fact, even in the landmark case of Roe v Wade that legalized abortion, SCOTUS was inhabited by 6 Republicans and 3 Democrats, and the vote was 7 to 2. One of the reasons is that the Republican Party has absolutely ZERO desire to win on the abortion issue. And that's because abortion gives the GOP a clear focal point with potentially unlimited organizing power. And it's an even simpler message to sell than religion, since we are "pro-life." (if that was true, however, they wouldn't be actively trying to repeal healthcare for up to 30 million Americans, nor would they be so pro-gun, pro-war, pro-death penalty, pro welfare cuts, pro- social security cuts, pro- drone strikes, etc). The Republican party officially became "pro-life" in 1976, thanks to Jesse Helms (R-NC). The only reason no serious challenge was brought within the pa...
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