Is it me, or are many US 'pro-lifers' against universal healthcare?

Question

From many questions on healthcare on Yahoo! Answers, I get the impression that many right wingers from the US are 'pro-life' but against universal healthcare. (Please note, I have not said all.)

The reason I ask is that are these 'pro-lifers' aware of the high infant death rate in the USA? What is the point in fighting abortion when dead four year old American kids would have had a better chance of life in Canada because of the US healthcare system?

Answer 1

Yes, ironically, most are also pro the death penalty, and most aren't very good at thinking.

There is room for an intelligent debate, but I haven't noticed it much.

Answer 2

Most pro-lifers fight abortion because they believe in magic and souls and the likes.

They are not overwhelmingly well educated people, in general.

Answer 3

The problem with this analogy is the idea that somehow infant mortality due to the lack of health care is somehow similar to the intentional taking of life.  One ideal does not preclude nor does it necessarily require the other.  

Answer 4

Let 'em move to Canada then.  What's it to you anyway, besides chiding Americans.

Answer 5

Pro-life is just a cozy warm term for gun-loving bible-hugging n*****r-burning bush-voting paranoid-neo-conservative. And yes, they HATE the notion of universal healthcare. Why? Because in their interpretation of the Bible, they believe that you can kick the c**p out of everyone else, except Jesus.  

Answer 6

Give it a rest we are not buying how great your free heath care is nor over the pond nor in Cuba

I might remind you we are the only country not to buy into your Kyoto B/S and the only one not to look like fools today

Next time you have your bird flu scare in eastern Canada don't come running to the CDC in America for help next time one of your women want to drop six kids don't drive her 600 miles to Montana to have them

Answer 7

How about universal free health care for under 18's?

Answer 8

Dunno about the US, but in the UK I'm Pro-life and Pro-Universal Healthcare, because I beleive that human life is precious, particularly the lives of innocent children.  

No child should die because its parents can't afford healthcare and no child should die for its parents' convenience.