'''Pro-life''' is the name given to people or organizations who defend the rights of the unborn child, and who oppose [[abortion]].
While pro-[[abortion]] would be an accurate term for those who profit from [[abortion]] and support taxpayer funding of [[abortion]], [[pro-choice]] is the term preferred by [[liberals]].
Due to rulings by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], the [[United States]] allows [[abortion]]s at virtually any time in pregnancy. Many state [[government]]s even pay for [[abortion]]s using taxpayer dollars.
In [[America]]n politics, the [[Republican Party|Republican]] and [[Constitution Party|Constitution]] Parties are often associated with opposing strongly opposed to abortion and believe it should be illegal. The [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] and [[Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] Parties both support the rights of women to have abortion and oppose legal restrictions ([[libertarians]] themselves are divided on the issue). The [[Democratic Party]] supports taxpayer-funded abortion as well.
The phrase "pro-life," especially in the [[Catholic]] Church, may also include similar issues, such as the [[death penalty]] and [[euthanasia]].
Ironically, some fundamentalist pro-lifers have previously bombed abortion clinics, sometimes killing doctors and other staff in the process [http://www.religioustolerance.org/abo_viol.htm]. Most pro-lifers, though, denounce these acts of violence in favor of more reasonable methods of disposing of women's rights.
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