I wish I had been wrong, but here we are

Of course, when push comes to shove, most right-wingers are "pro-life" for others, but not for themselves. 

The great rationalization re: in-vitro fertilization has started, summarized by Kevin Drum (with one addition):

• Life begins at conception!
• IVF inherently involves the destruction of fertilized embryos.
• But I want/need IVF.
• Therefore those embryos aren't human life.

But when it comes to others, as written you-know-where:

Think about it: take two pills and expel a tiny clump of cells with less sentience than a cockroach. The world is spared yet another unwanted child, and on average, poverty is reduced. The woman regains control of her life, and in the future, can bring a wanted and provided-for child into the world.

Furthermore, consider examples of what they want.

Some states are banning all abortions in all cases. Imagine a 10-year-old child who has been raped. It is discovered after only six weeks. Despite Republican lies, this really happens. It happened hardly a month after SCOTUS overturned Roe. Republicans want to force raped 10-year-olds to carry to term and give birth, rather than let her have a 10 mm clump of cells removed. This is not a joke. The Family Research Council has a 50-page document saying why a raped woman must carry the pregnancy to term.

Those who ask, “Well, how often does that happen?” are missing the point. (But again: it does happen! The world sucks more than you know!) This example clearly shows that there is complete asymmetry between the woman (a child, in this case) and the blastocyst.

Or consider an ectopic pregnancy. The pregnancy can’t come to term – the pregnancy will kill the woman before viability. But Republicans would rather kill an actual human being rather than let her take a safe drug to save her life. Indiana state Rep. Davisson explained: “[None] of us are guaranteed tomorrow. We must accept death as a consequence of life.” 

That is just completely nuts. Cuckoo-bananas. 

Banning abortion isn’t about protecting life.

It is about expressing hatred and exerting power.