For many decades Catholics were told it was all about “pro-life” justices—which translated into the death penalty, GW Bush election, restricting voting rights, flooding elections with corporate money, Muslim travel bans, efforts to cancel health insurance, etc.
I worked at a pro-life org in the 90s, and it became obvious to me that Dems cared more about reducing abortion than Rs did. Good Sex Ed + Free Birth control eliminates thousands more unplanned pregnancies. "Abstinence" is all about control.