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The natalist arguments of people like JD Vance are increasingly being used to defend new laws rolling back bodily autonomy, and in Wyoming, a newly signed "fetal heartbeat" bill has made this connection explicit. We're talking about it, plus we read your mail about:
The tendencies of fundamentalist Catholicism vs. more mainstream Catholicism and the people they tend to attract
The varying cultural tendences of different ethnic Catholic traditions
JD's connection to Erika Kirk and her whole deal