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"The only moral abortion is my abortion" [View all]
This particular bit of religious hypocrisy has been discussed in here before, but with the pending Supreme Court decision, it seems like a good time to mention it again.
Some Catholic, Evangelical etc. women have abortions at Planned Parenthood. And the very next day, they're back on the picket lines screaming "baby-killer" at the people who helped them.
This is an old report (2000) but the anecdotes are fascinating. Like the South Carolina woman who went to New York for an abortion. When asked why she traveled so far: "Because I'm the head of SC Right to Life..."
http://www.prochoiceactionnetwork-canada.org/articles/anti-tales.shtml
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