The average reactionary thinks that the risks and sacrifices of childbirth are a necessary deterrent to promiscuity; the wages of sin is birth. That reasoning logically shouldn’t apply to rape; however, state legislatures in deep red states are increasingly enacting abortion bans without exceptions. Why is this happening?
There are three possible explanations, which are not mutually exclusive. First, in the GOP, the extreme right drives the train, and in this case, that means the genuine pro-lifers. Second, the reactionaries think rape is a loophole that will inevitably be abused. Finally, some reactionaries probably believe the typical rape victim provokes her attacker, and thus gets what she deserves.