Conversely, most of Europe has left-wing governments and policies, and the Middle East and Russia have right-wing governments and policies, and who would you say is in a better state?
I'm proud to live in Australia. Now more so than ever.
Problem is, you'd have trouble finding any context in which retaining a sense of empathy/humanity could objectively be called a bad thing. If you're making money off war/slavery/death, that is objectively a bad thing. Especially if we're talking about people who already have more money than they could spend in a thousand lifetimes.
One can point to any number of examples which demonstrate otherwise, most prominent during the Trump administration being concentration camps for migrant children and the right's unwavering support of police following George Floyd's murder. They certainly support human rights for white Christians in particular, but beyond that their record speaks to the opposite.
You're talking about neoliberalism, which is a right-wing ideology. By global standards, the US does not have a leftist party, as both parties fully embrace the capitalist mindset. Bernie Sanders is the closest any American politician comes to being a leftist, and he was rejected by the establishment twice precisely because he rubs Democrats' corporate/big pharma donors the wrong way.
They were camps where people were concentrated and given less than the bare minimum provisions necessary for survival, calling them by a different name doesn't change their malicious purpose. Many children were never reunited with their parents. Multiple clear violations of international human rights there, whether you want to admit it or not.
Police states tend to be completely devoid of human rights, and there's no excuse for supporting cold-blooded murder.
Classical liberalism comes closest to aligning with some leftist ideology, but it also aligns closely with old-school right-wing libertarianism. Regardless, neither the modern Democratic nor Republican party fall under that tent.
I do have an issue with the "just because" bit. To what extent does this cover? Irresponsible couples, whether adult or teenagers? Should the woman be forced to carry and delivery as punishment? Should the couple be forced to raise the child? The result I see of this in the end is that the child gets punished for existing, whether they live with irresponsible parents who didn't want them or get sent to an orphanage. What would be considered irresponsible anyways? Just having sex that results in a pregnancy? A responsible couple could take many avenues towards preventing a pregnancy, and still end up with one.
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