> Frankly I think this situation is hilarious, pitting Republican's crime and punishment fever against their god fever.
It genuinely won't matter. Those thumping the anti choice, anti autonomy drum have not demonstrated the ability to feel shame for their hypocrisy -- at least I've never seen it over the last few decades.
It's very hard for the self to see hypocrisy when the subject is not falsifiable. In many faiths it is perceived to be sinful to question a divine plan or commandment. I was raised in such a faith. Hypocrisy does not enter into it, because their beliefs are consistent with divine commandments, not your analysis.
What could possibly be more hypocritical than your attempt at a rights-based argument while reserving rights to only some living beings? The lack of self-awareness is breathtaking.
You might be able to leverage that if you didn't stop at fertilized egg, but pushed that insanity to its logical conclusion, where no sperm can be wasted and women must always be pregnant because anything else is genocide of the not-yet-to-be-conceived. As it stands it's like a burn victim quadruple amputee pointing at someone merely homely and calling them too ugly to look at.
It genuinely won't matter. Those thumping the anti choice, anti autonomy drum have not demonstrated the ability to feel shame for their hypocrisy -- at least I've never seen it over the last few decades.