Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade and a number of States have promptly outlawed abortion, Conservatives are weighing in with their sincere plans to provide for mothers, infants and children in need. Their efforts, they believe, will counter any negative effects of the abortion restrictions.
Of course, these are the same politicians who have long opposed the expansion of Medicaid, raising the minimum wage, offering free childcare and funding school meals for impoverished children. Are they now willing to test our reliance on such "socialistic" measures? Of course not.
Having appeased the religious right, they will go back to their policy of fiscal restraint. Many poor and young mothers will suffer, infants will die and an increasing number of children will go hungry. Quality medical care will be in short supply and the financial stress on low-income families will dramatically increase. What will the Conservatives offer then? Probably advice on budgeting and the encouragement to take on more work as necessary.
