Your example proves one of my points:

That it's not always all black and white.

May I assume that if you think that those who are anti-abortion and pro-death penalty are hypocrites that you think that those who are pro-abortion and anti-death penalty are also hypocrites?

Because if you allow that assumption, here's the flaw in your argument:

I favor abortion, but I am against the death penalty, and here's why:

I favor the death penalty in principle.

But I am against it in practice for the following reasons:

1- It is not applied equally across the board to all murderers in the same set of circumstances, and
2- They make too damn mnay mistakes in executing, or nearly executing, innocent people.

In a perfect world, I'd favor the death penalty 100%, but this isn't a perfect world.

Does that make me a hypocrite?

I guess for some, who view things only in absolute black or white terms, it does.

Anyway, same argument with abortion.

I'm against it, in principle. Against it in a perfect world with no unwanted pregnancies or pregnancies which endanger the physical or mental health of the mother.

But in practice, in an imperfect world where we have

1- Rape,
2- Incest,
3- Mothers who can die during childbirth,
4- A lack of sex education in our schools,
5- A welfare system that forces me to pay for unwanted babies with my tax dollars, and
6- Pregnancies which are unwanted for other health or social reasons.

Then I'm for it.

When the world is perfect, like I'll need it to be before I favor the death penalty in practice, I'll be against abortion, too.

But in a perfect world it will be a moot point because there won't be any unwanted pregnancies in the first place.

I appreciate the fact that you're at least non-judgemental, though, since those who do not believe in God now don't have to worry about being judged by anyone.