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I hear you. But if its true that they see abortion as murder of millions, then why are pro-lifers almost always also pro-war (I know its a generalization, but I've never seen one where the other wasn't also present)? It is one thing to sacrifice for a greater moral imperative, and in fact I also think that's something to aspire to. But anti-abortionists (I won't call them pro-life) are merely uncritically following the dictates of their religion--and much more often, their religious leaders-- not a moral cause. If it were a moral issue, they would be just as passionately represented on the streets of anti-war protests. But they are conspicuously absent. Even if it is true that they are following the dictates of their conscience, the devastation that we have brought on Iraq should at least cause them some pause, some moment of uncertainty. And it doesn't.
