OK...Was this his explanation?
I ask because the Right to Life questionnaire is very clear. It asks:
Under what circumstances, if any, do you believe that abortion should be legal?
The questionnaire was NOT about what is the best strategy to use in Congress to reduce abortions in this country.
By the way, thank you for your post regarding the conception/implantation statement made by the press. I did not actually see a video of the entire interview...but will definitely look for it now. I would not be surprised if the media has attempted to mislead this on us.
Several things going on here:
A) Manipulative and clueless press is only interested in simple sound bites and has no interest in the details of the life issues (its always “mean people with traditional morals” vs. “kind progressives who put people before rigid morality”)
B) Manipulative purist pro-life groups who are so worried about the real erosion of moral truth that they try to trap candidates into adopting the purist position such that they are painted as sell-outs if they make real progress toward protecting life by supporting imperfect legislation
C) a pro-life candidate who actually understands the moral issue fully and won’t allow himself to be manipulated by either group A or group B.
Life is a black and white issue of fact. But the besy to protect life is an issue filled with important nuances based on political and practical realities. It is pure deceit to claim otherwise.