This is exactly right. Evangelicals often referred to abortion as a Holocaust and if they sincerely believed that while Roe was in effect, the response to mitigate it wouldn't have been to cut the social safety net wherever they could. Instead it was the costless goal of a state-enforced ban.
It’s not Christianity in any real theological sense, and the kind of compassionate Christianity Liz talks about has zero appeal for them. It would strip them of their self righteous determination to punish others for perceived sins and would require sacrifices they don’t want to make
