Quote:There's hypocrisy on both sides.  I know many pro life folks who support the death penalty.  If human life is sacred, is there a point in the life cycle where that's not the case?  Setting aside the behavioral issue here, and strictly looking at it from a pro life perspective, how is one any different from the other?

 

I agree with you that pro abortion folks who are big advocates for strongly protecting animal, bug, fish, and tree life are major league hypocrites.  I also believe that abortion should never have become a political issue.

Re your first point, those who support the death penalty believe in "an eye for an eye". what i mean is, the issue is not that ALL human life is sacred, i would argue that the INNOCENT of human life is sacred. that is the dividing point. If you take someone's life, and it is proven beyond a shadow of a doubt, then you need to suffer the consequences of your actions. 

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