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Unbridled9 posted...

I'm pretty sure even the most hardcore pro-lifer in America would realize to shut up and comfort the girl instead of getting mad at her for an abortion when she's only 10.

Wrong!

They're just as vile and evil as these "people" in Brazil!

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/cruz-makes-his-case-against-abortion-rape-exception

Last year, Marco Rubio raised a few eyebrows when he argued that if a woman is impregnated by a rapist, the government has the authority to force her to take the pregnancy to term, regardless of her wishes. This week, Ted Cruz made clear he has the same position.

During an interview with Fox News Megyn Kelly, the host sought clarification from the Texas senator about this controversial aspect of his platform. From the transcript via Lexis Nexis:
KELLY: [Y]ou dont favor a rape or an incest exception to abortion and for people like me, this may be a problem in getting behind President Ted Cruz. They think you may be too far right on social issues.

CRUZ: Well, listen, lets talk you know, when it comes to rape, Ive spent a lot of years in law enforcement. I was the solicitor general in the state of Texas and I have handled cases with horrific cases of rape, of people who committed child rape, people I went before the U.S. Supreme Court and argued in defense of state laws imposing capital punishment for the very worst child rapists. And when it comes to rape, rape is a horrific crime against the humanity of a person and needs to be punished and punished severely but at the same time, as horrible as that crime is, I dont believe its the childs fault. And we weep at the crime. We want to do everything we can to prevent the crime on the front end and to punish the criminal, but I dont believe it makes sense to blame the child.
The host responded that people who support exceptions to an abortion ban will argue that Cruzs policy would force women to go through unspeakable trauma to carry her rapists baby for nine months. The senator then changed the subject a bit, saying states should debate their own limits on reproductive rights.

https://www.texastribune.org/2012/08/21/state-leaders-oppose-abortion-after-rape-incest/

Yet Akin's broader opposition to abortion in cases of rape is shared by many top Texas leaders. Perry, Attorney General Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and GOP Senate hopeful Ted Cruz only support abortion when the mothers life is in jeopardy. The position isn't uncommon among Republicans; CNN reported on Monday night that a rape exemption is likely not part of the GOP abortion platform set to be adopted at next week's Republican Convention in Tampa.