Paul Ryan on Abortion Exceptions: Rape Is Just Another ‘Method of Conception’
Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan says that he personally believes that rape is just another ‘method of conception’ and not an excuse to allow abortions.
During an interview with WJHL this week, Ryan was asked his view about Rep. Todd Akin, who recently asserted that women could not get pregnant from ‘legitimate rape.’
‘Specifically where you stand when it comes to rape, and when it comes to the issue of should it be legal for a woman to be able to get an abortion if she’s raped?’ WJHL reporter Josh Smith wondered.
‘I’m very proud of my pro-life record, and I’ve always adopted the idea that, the position that the method of conception doesn’t change the definition of life,’ Ryan explained. ‘But let’s remember, I’m joining the Romney-Ryan ticket. And the president makes policy.’
‘And the president, in this case the future President Mitt Romney, has exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother, which is a vast improvement of where we are right now.’
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