It’s literally being born to die.

They say the same thing about Jesus, actually. Word for word, some fundies actually believe that's part of the symbolism of his birth, that "swaddling clothes" were what they put on dead bodies for burial, symbolizing that baby Jesus, who was said to have been wrapped in swaddling clothes, was literally born to die. The reality of course is the Greek phrase is extremely common in ancient literature, the rest of the Bible included, and just means they wrapped the baby in strips of soft cloth as was customary for newborns, no death symbolism there at all.

I'd argue it's worse. Courts are going all in on one specific (possibility minority? Anyone got the numbers on this?) supernatural belief.

Plenty of religions cough and the bible cough believe life starts with the first breath.

It's entirely bullshit as well. They know it's bullshit because the IRS doesn't see a fetus as legally a person. 🤔hmm, so when it comes to collecting money, not a person but when it comes to restricting the rights of a fully alive human being, a fetus is totally a person. I see, I see. The inconsistency of our laws is outstanding. I bet if you asked any anti-abortion tool they'd try to justify the IRS rather than saying "Oh that should change too!" Some bullshit like "Well the fetus isn't really costing you money yet!" (Bullshit, being pregnant is expensive and difficult and prevents people from working.) or "We can't just give tax cuts to people who are only pregnant, what if they give the baby up for adoption." (Still costs them money to be pregnant and our federal laws acknowledge that with maternity leave.) Then they'd probably attack maternity leave. Saying we should get rid of that too.

This kinda shit has been their goal ever since RvW happened. This is the result of literal decades of work, and us getting tired, or expecting massive change over one or two election cycles and then losing interest because it didn't happen fast enough, is why these psychos have made as much progress as they have. Unwavering, dogged zeal towards their goals.

We need to be the same.

To a lot of evangelicals and conservative nutjobs? Quite literally it is.

This is why "alternative" medicine is so popular in their circles. Essentially anything spiritual or holistic instead of things based in science and reason. This is why essential oils and quackery is used in place of things like vaccines. People like him are the reason my s/o can't get a D&C for her endo because it's so fucking close to an abortion in their eyes.

I fucking hate it in this country.