{"id":163590,"date":"2017-03-13T18:50:18","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T22:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=163590"},"modified":"2017-03-16T03:39:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T07:39:45","slug":"protecting-reborn-children-not-about-bigger-government-about-human-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/protecting-reborn-children-not-about-bigger-government-about-human-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting preborn children is not about bigger government; it’s about human life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pro-lifers come from a variety of different backgrounds\u00a0and have different views on\u00a0politics and government. Most opposed the 2016 Democratic Party platform, which was considered the most\u00a0extreme pro-abortion stance<\/a>\u00a0in its history.\u00a0In contrast,\u00a0the 2016 Republican platform was considered its most pro-life yet<\/a>. Republicans are\u00a0typically associated\u00a0with being in favor of small government, with Libertarians in favor of even less.<\/p>\n

While there are Libertarians who consider themselves to be pro-life, the Libertarian Party itself chose to remind people of its official stance on abortion earlier this month in a Facebook post that\u00a0directed Facebook users to the\u00a0party’s platform<\/a>\u00a0on privacy. The party has a pro-abortion platform<\/a>. Readers may remember that the Libertarian ticket included former governors\u00a0Gary Johnson of New Mexico and Bill Weld of Massachusetts<\/a>, both of whom are pro-abortion.<\/p>\n

The party’s one sentence on the topic states, “Recognizing that abortion is a sensitive issue and that people can hold good-faith views on all sides, we believe that government should be kept out of the matter, leaving the question to each person for their conscientious consideration.” But the March 1 Facebook post in question seems to suggest that\u00a0<\/span>the Libertarian Party considers abortion “health care,” which is concerning, since the direct taking of innocent, vulnerable, and defenseless life is not health care.<\/p>\n