# How come conservatives are against abortion?

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**Created:** [May 9, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-conservatives-are-against-abortion/688063 "2014-05-09T16:43:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-conservatives-are-against-abortion/688063/130 "2014-05-10T18:07:33Z")

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> [@Der\_Trihs](#):
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> No, it’s “the reasonable thing is to let people decide for themselves”. Thus, the term “pro-choice”.

Sure. Let the mother decide for herself whether to kill the kid or not. It’s the “reasonable thing”.

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