I believe that there are many persons who oppose abortion who also support a broadly pro-life agenda, including universal healthcare. However, these are not the people who control or drive the political movement that has co-opted the "pro-life" banner. Far too many of them embrace anti-life policies while claiming to be pro-life. To the extent that they oppose universal healthcare, they are not even pro-life before birth: they advocate policies that deprive pregnant women of adequate prenatal care. They've robbed the term "pro-life" of any real meaning.