Progressive outlet Mother Jones examined the supposed “splintering” of the pro-life movement in a recent article, prompted in part by an online spat between pro-life leader Kristan Hawkins and some abortion opponents who call themselves “abolitionists.”

The article paints a misleading picture, insinuating that views decidedly outside the mainstream hold significant sway in the pro-life movement. There is no dispute among pro-lifers, for instance, about whether women should face the death penalty for having an abortion. The pro-life movement has long argued that it would be wrong to punish post-abortive women at all, given that abortion has long been permitted and held out as morally acceptable.