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EDITORIAL

In Defense of Pro-Life 'Hypocrisy'
Analogies between abortion and other "life issues" are shakier than we sometimes suppose.
Matt Reynolds
Spend enough time arguing against abortion, and you're certain to deal with accusations of hypocrisy and inconsistency. If you were really pro-life, critics say, there are other, outside-the-womb causes you would champion just as ardently. In a 2004 interview with PBS host Bill Moyers, Joan Chittister, a Benedictine nun and social activist, gave voice to this common complaint. "I do not believe," she said, "that just because you're opposed to abortion that that makes you pro-life. continue reading >>

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