U.S. — A new controversy erupted this week amid the heat of the presidential race as pro-life voters asked pro-life political candidates to support pro-life policies.
The outrage bubbled over on social media, with staunch pro-life activists facing fierce backlash from other conservatives for having the inexplicable gall to suggest having pro-life candidates adopt strong pro-life positions.
"These crazy pro-lifers actually want pro-life policies?!" asked one social media user who identified as a conservative. "How dare they ask candidates who campaigned on pro-life platforms to take steps to advance a pro-life agenda? What a bunch of extremists!"
Other commenters agreed that it was outrageous for pro-life voters to have any expectation that pro-life candidates would enact pro-life polici