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==About==
[[Pro-life]] refers to the view that any decision in which a human life is ended is wrong, regardless of the reason, and should be illegal in most if not all cases. Individuals who describe themselves as holding a "pro-life" decision may allow exceptions in some cases, but the default is a presumption that death is always wrongful.
===Conclusions===
[[Pro-life]] positions are rarely arrived at by [[rational]] analysis, and tend to fall apart quickly when examined. Those who defend it tend to respond with [[rhetorical deception]]s &ndash; most commonly various forms of [[emotional appeal]] and [[changing the subject]].

Although the name implies a respect for life, the consequences of political adoption of pro-life policies are to maximize ''reproduction'' &ndash; specifically births, live or otherwise &ndash; often at the expense of other lives. In other words, it places ''quantity'' of life over ''quality'' of life. In a world that is already many times [[overpopulation|overpopulated]], this is not acceptable policy.
===Specifics===
The list of proscribed actions includes:
* [[anti-abortion|abortion]]
* [[euthanasia]]
* [[suicide]]
===Related===
* People who express a "pro-life" point of view generally:
** tend to be against [[gun control]] and [[anti-sex-education|sex education]].
** sometimes (but not always) favor [[capital punishment]], despite the obvious contradiction
** tend to favor [[red America]]n political positions, despite the harm those positions tend to cause
* [[wikipedia:Quiverfull|Quiverfull]] "is a movement among conservative [[evangelical Protestant]] Christian couples chiefly in the United States, but with some adherents in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, and elsewhere. Its viewpoint is to eagerly receive children as blessings from [[God]], eschewing all forms of [[birth control]], including natural family planning and sterilization." -- sort of the ultimate [[pro-life]] position: [[procreation-maximizing policy|quantity at any cost]].
==Bumper Stickers==
* "[[God]] is pro-life" (seen 2008-10-29 in [[Durham, NC]])
** If this is true, then why does God allow people to die? Why does God allow the [[death penalty]]? (Shouldn't a society which allows the death penalty be subjected to the same kind of divine punishment as one which "[[anti-gay|tolerates Sodomy]]"?) Why does God allow wars? ''I call bullshit. -{{woozle.init}}''
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===News & Views===
* '''2007-10-20''' [[URL/to file::http://www.talk2action.org/story/2007/10/20/9463/6330|Where Is The Catholic Right's Outrage Over the S-CHIP Veto?]] by Frank Cocozzelli: "...judging by their deafening silence over [[George W. Bush|President Bush]]'s veto of legislation that would extend [[State Children's Health Insurance Program]] (S-CHIP) coverage to lower-middle class children, their zeal to protect life apparently ends at birth."