I think quite a few do think it's murder, they just can't really say it because it's political suicide. I don't think it's necessarily them not believe it's murder, but they just think the end (ban abortion) justifies the means(compromising by not punishing the women and allowing rape exceptions)
The abortion bans are a solution in search of a problem.
But it's a surefire culture war pressure point, and that seems to be what matters most to many politicians today, unfortunately.
I think quite a few do think it's murder, they just can't really say it because it's political suicide. I don't think it's necessarily them not believe it's murder, but they just think the end (ban abortion) justifies the means(compromising by not punishing the women and allowing rape exceptions)