Monday, August 17, 2015

ABC News: Carson Dodges Exceptions Position to Abortion, Says Human Life Begins at Conception

Credit:  Washington Post/Ricky Carioti
By Katherine Faulders, Aug. 16, 2015, ABC News

Retired neurosurgeon and Republican presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson today maintained his opposition to abortion, saying he believes life begins at conception, but he declined to say on "This Week" whether he feels there should be any exceptions, such as when a woman is impregnated during a rape.

"I believe that once conception has been achieved, that it is a human life," Carson told ABC News' Martha Raddatz when asked about whether he believes there should be an exception to abortion for rape and incest. "What I have said is that, you know, I have spent my life trying to save life, not trying to destroy it."

When asked for clarification of Carson’s response to rape and incest exceptions a spokesperson said, “Dr. Carson believes abortion is not acceptable after conception.”

He previously said that he hopes women would go to the emergency room and get an abortion pill in cases of rape or incest.


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