It's fine, no big deal - it might not be true for me but, yes, it's true for quite a few.
Conservatives - at least the real ones - promote personal accountabililty. When you have kids, you give up your life in many respects, and rightly so. That's not a bad thing; in fact, it's a wonderful thing if you let it be. But once that "collection of cells" is there, YOUR life is not your own anymore, not for you or daddy. That's just what good people do.
Indeed - true - it is not your life anymore.
But that doesn't change the fact that many cannot change their life for the sake of a pregnancy. Often that very blessing can turn into a curse - it's just human nature.
In most cases, welfare flies in the face of accountability, although there are ABSOLUTELY situations that justify it. Conservatives aren't against welfare in principle, but it is applied in such a ridiculous and unwarranted fashion. Unfortunately, there's an infintesimally small percentage of welfare recipients who are actually trying hard to get off it. Most consider it "owed" to them, which is why conservatives despise it so. It's become an institutional teet for Democratic votes. (I once qualified for it, I'm sure, but the thought of applying for it instead of working my way out of it didn't occur to me.)
I'm fiscally Conservative - we both seem to have that in common and we both prefer everyone be sound, reasonable and capable people
And I'm sure you realize that it's just not that way - we just have different views as to how that applies to the abortion subject.
BE careful when drawing political lines, though. Many many Liberals OPPOSE it - and many many Conservatives SUPPORT it.
This is part of the reason why I don't label my views - it leads people to draw conclusions (that are often wrong) about where you stand on many issues and you get swept into the fray - guilty by association - which is something I loath.
I think every "collection of cells" deserves a chance. Aren't we all just a "collection of cells" in the end?
It's such a heavy, demanding and life-long commitment that I think 'giving it a chance' (the phrase and idea) is to cookie-cutter.
As I often say: *I would hold a more pro-life view if we could improve our entire world and overall society* - until that happens I will stay as I am.