Can one be a pro-choice social conservative?

[darklordoftech]

When Reagan was Governor of California, he liberalized California's abortion laws and made California the first no-fault divorce state in America, but he was considered socially conservative at the time for his views on civil rights, school busing, hippies, anti-war protests, and law and order. It was only when Reagan embraced the religious right in 1980 that abortion became the litmus test for social conservatism.

Also, I'm sure anyone who supports eugenics is socially conservative.

[darklordoftech]

When Reagan was Governor of California, he liberalized California's abortion laws and made California the first no-fault divorce state in America, but he was considered socially conservative at the time for his views on civil rights, school busing, hippies, anti-war protests, and law and order. It was only when Reagan embraced the religious right in 1980 that abortion became the litmus test for social conservatism.

Also, I'm sure anyone who supports eugenics is socially conservative.

Wasn't eugenics a product of the "progressive" era?

Yes, but only in that its supporters claimed to have "science" on their side. If someone produced scientific evidence that same-sex marriage harms society, opposing same-sex marriage would still be a socially conservative view.

[darklordoftech]

Nixon likewise allowed for expansion of those rights while president.

Wasn't Nixon the one who attacked his opponents for "amnesty, acid, and abortion"? Wasn't opposition to school busing part of Nixon's campaign?