As I noted in my last post, several social conservative commentators hope the GOP can be convinced to provide more government support for women with unwanted pregnancies in order to alleviate suffering, provide equity, and (not least) build support for the anti-abortion position in the general public. Could that happen?
To answer that question, you need to consider the DNA of the GOP. The Republican Party is a swaggering, testosterone-crazed daddy party. It believes in strength and the cult of self-reliance, and views anyone who asks for government help as a pathetic loser who just wants to lounge in the hammock of dependency. It likes to blow stuff up. It doesn’t build, protect, and nurture; it kicks ass and takes names.
With that in mind, what do you think the GOP will do?