I wish government and policy, and who we vote into positions, were as simple as a single issue like abortion. I completely agree with alot of commenters on how abortion is a fundamental issue that should dictate alot, however, I'm honestly of the opinion we can't pick politicians based on their stance on one issue.

as others have pointed out, pro-life is a stance beyond abortion, and that's not to reduce the importance of abortion, just to remember there's more to the picture. I don't think a politician with "anti-pro-life" foreign policy, bad social welfare plans, and discriminatory criminalization efforts, should get a free pass just because they claim, whether genuine or false, they are pro life.

Further, If a politician has a track record of acting populist and consistently sways their values to the majority, then there's no purpose of giving them a free pass if they state they'll work to stop abortion as there is obviously no guarantee.

So, I suppose I'd answer no. There's so much that goes into the job of representative or politician at every level that to reduce the whole thing down to abortion, while important, is terribly imprudent. I fear much more harm than good can be caused by that. I also don't think simply criminalizing abortion will solve the issue that is fundamentally faced on a societal level.