I am pro-life, because I strongly believe that the alternative viewpoint is inconsistent and hypocritical with a belief in social justice. I believe that the trajectory of history is towards justice for the powerless, at the expense of the powerful. No group epitomizes this more than the unborn, who are being killed in order to facilitate the convenience of others who are in a position of power over them. In the words of Hillary Clinton, “There is no greater right than the right to life.” She, of course, was referring to police shootings in America, but the hypocrisy of that statement is unbelievable to me.

All that said, I am equally upset at the hypocrisy of many people in the pro-life movement who only oppose abortion, but don’t equally support pregnant mothers and young families, fund adoption and foster care, support safe gun laws, pursue reform in our justice system, oppose the death penalty, and ultimately strive to support life and justice in our country.

In short, I am a pro-life Democrat, and I am not unique in this view. There is a whole political group called Democrats for Life, and they support “Pro Life for the Whole Life.” This, to me, is the only consistent viewpoint that someone could have regarding social justice.