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As Coronavirus Continues to Cause Chaos, Where is the Pro-life Movement?
The ongoing crisis has prompted me to reflect on the movement that claims to truly care about the wellbeing of people.
Whether it be the loss of loved ones, the loss of a job, or the terror of having ourselves or someone close to us reporting to work in the midst of this crisis, the coronavirus pandemic has continued to wreak havoc, leaving devastation the likes of which we haven’t seen in modern history in its wake. The other day, white house advisor Kevin Hassett made headlines when he referred to the American people as “human capital stock” as he discussed the potential unemployment rates come November and the need — in his view — to get the American people back to work.
In the time I’ve had to process this comment and its place in the broader context of the American political system, my mind began to consider the overall complete and total disregard for human lives among the right wing. While it’s certainly served as a mask off moment for out healthcare system and the fragility of the end stage capitalist world we find ourselves living in, there’s also an argument to be made that it’s served as a mask off moment for the right wing’s “pro life” movement as well.
