“Standing steadfast as the most socially right-wing candidate in the GOP presidential field, Rick Santorum has repeatedly touted his extreme anti-choice position, which dictates that abortion should be uniformly illegal, even in cases of rape or incest. He even suggested that physicians who provide abortions to such victims should be criminally charged.
“Last Friday, CNN’s Piers Morgan asked Santorum to clarify his reasoning behind such a callous position. Insisting that “it’s not a matter of religious values,” Santorum explained that sexual assault victims should “accept this horribly created” pregnancy because it is “nevertheless a gift in a very broken way” and that, when it comes down to it, a victim just has “to make the best out of a bad situation.”
“You know, terrible things are happening all over the world,” Santorum elaborated. “There are murders, wars, mass genocides and other atrocities being committed across the globe almost daily. And when you think about it, what compensation does someone whose entire family gets killed in a suicide bombing have? None. They’re left alone in this world until they themselves die. On the other hand, and I assure you I’m not drawing any parallels here, rape victims are often impregnated by their assailants. It’s not the happiest outcome, but I do believe it is one marginally better than losing your entire family within seconds.”
When Morgan asked Santorum whether he was comparing rape and suicide bombing victims, the former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania responded, “No, not in the least. I just told you I’m not making any parallels.”
“Then what are you, in fact, saying?” Morgan continued inquiring. Santorum explained: “Look, a tragedy is a tragedy no matter which form it happens in. And tragedies will continue to happen long after we’re all gone. That’s just the way of the world. But, life goes on, and healing and overcoming bad experiences is what life is mostly about. So, maybe it would be better to perceive post-rape pregnancies as God’s way of saying, ‘I understand your pain and I bless you with this child to comfort you in your life ahead.’ That is certainly a better and mentally healthier perspective than aborting the child; after all, it’s not its fault.”
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I think if I were a lady who was raped & became pregnant & this simple mineded fucking shit hole said that to me, I wouild REALLY be pissed big time….
Ugh. This guy is in the running for “Worst Excuse for a Human Being in America”
someone ought to rape this knucklehead…in prison
And wouldn’t he be proud if this happened to his daughter? And wouldn’t he look forward to this “gift”? I doubt it.
Really… Let’s see if I can arrange for a rape or two for your future… and just accept the herpes that comes but uh.. don’t take anything medical to prevent the outbreaks because they are a gift also.
What an arrogant, presumptuous asshole that man is.
Let’s see if he felt the same if one of his family members went through this…he put his foot in his mouth. He should swallow the whole thing and the kick his own @$$ from the inside!!!!
Sometime this might be the case. If the woman is strong with a strong family support but then you always worry what if….I don’t promote abortion…but the comfort thing…? WTHeck..stupid.stupid…did he get a quote from a rape victim? I haven’t gotten over a neighbor smiling and touching me on the butt ! I still will not come near him.
yes giving birth to a rapist’s child would be very comforting, thank you Rick. I am so glad you were able to explain it to us all, and totally trivialise the trauma of being raped.
He’s never been a raped woman so he wouldn’t know the shame that carries and then to have to carry the product of that rape. Not too many women would be sane after that, but maybe that’s what they want so they can fill up the insane asylums again. Prison for profit asylum for profit. win win for him
You are an ignorant prick I’m sure you would think differently if you were the one that was pregnant. Please god he will protect us from you ever running the country hang it up now do us all a favor.
It’s not the child’s fault when it’s born out of wedlock either, but you still call it a bastard!!!
Sorry y’all Just vomited in my mouth…
Kinda wish somebody would have aborted this dumba**…
Thanks Rick Please keep on repeating those same words. That way I can be sure one asshole less will be running for president after the primaries….The Bald Scotsman.
I can’t n get believe the level of stupid in this comments section THE WEB SITE IS FAKE JOKE NEWS IT’S COMEDY!
Morons you do realize this is a satirical news site right? Rick Santorum didn’t actually say this it’s a joke it the show facts button.
What planet is he on?
For those who seem to “know” so much having never spoken to such victims I will offer my expert testimony. I’ve spoken with literally hundreds of women who saw their rape conceived child as healing. But sadly very few people are listening g. And when women try to say their rape conceived baby is a blessing the world acts exactly like those making horrific comments.
It’s very abusive to tell a woman her child deserves to die. That’s why I started the only organization that I know of supporting females who love their unborn or born children conceived in rape.
I recently posted on FB that I was helping an 11 yr and her family. The 11 yr had become pregnant after a 13 yo raped her. She and her family wanted her precious baby but I literally was threatened with murder for helping them.
The prejudice and abuse is unwarranted. The rapist should be punished not innocent victims.
My own mother was not believed to be raped by 8 men on a St Louis street corner. She had to fight for my life. Her mother didn’t believe her and wanted me dead.
The 14 yo who was beaten till her baby died in Dallas is not unusual. Stories go untold because society so viciously attacks females wanting the babies AND anyone daring to speak for them.
Stop the abuse.
http://www.choices4life.org
What has happened to personal/private choice? WE don’t live in a one size fits all world.
To those of you who have a problem with Rick’s POV, what if tomorrow you found out that yuo or someone you hold dear was conceivedin a rape? Would you kill yourself? Would you no longer care for that person? What do yuo think should be done with the countless men, women and children who have been conceived in rape, do yuo think they should be carted off somewhere? Many famous people were conceived in rape: Ethel. Waters, Eartha Kitt, Faith Daniels, Jesse Jackson to name a few. An abortion will not change the fact that the woman or girl was raped, it wil not erase the memory, nor the trauma, it won’t stop the rapist from raping again. It will only add to her trauma and kil an innocent child that had nothing to do with the rape. If she is unable or unwilling to raise her child she can place HER child for adoption. And before you ask, No, I do not think that the rapist should have any parental rights, I think he should rot in prison for the rest of his born days!
Does he also think the rapist should b able to have visitation rights to the child? Will he b responsible for providing child support? So the victim should b forced to endure having a lifelong connection/relationship w/the rapist b/c they “share” a child together?
Counselling a rape victim and adoption is the more humane choice. A womb to be invaded by the abortionists tools is like being raped all over again. It is not the solution to kill innocent human life in such a violent painful way. Now that scientists have proven that foetal pain is far worse than what fully developed babies endure. Stop trying to justify killing. The Senator has a heart as well as being a ruler, however those in favour of King Herod sadly still exist en masse and won’t be happy until millions more little babies are dead.
For those of you who believe a girl or woman coulldn’t love a child conceived in rape:
https://www.facebook.com/livingexceptions?fref=pb&hc_location=profile_browser
https://www.facebook.com/Savethe1?fref=pb&hc_location=profile_browser
https://www.facebook.com/ProlifeBeautyFromAshes?fref=pb&hc_location=profile_browser
https://www.facebook.com/HopeAfterRapeConception?fref=pb&hc_location=profile_browser
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Uprising/550832691603311?fref=pb&hc_location=profile_browser
https://www.facebook.com/ProLifeRapeSurvivors?fref=pb&hc_location=profile_browser
http://choices4life.org/mother-shares-her-feelings-after-rape-pregnancy/
This man is an IDIOT
The WOMEN who get pregnant as a result of rape DECIDE what shall be the outcome It is their body & NO ONE else gets to decide ESPECIALLY a stupid man like this specimen
Pro-life people infuriate me. Since when was it anyone’s business what someone choses to do with their life. It doesn’t matter if someone was raped or not. It’s it’s early enough and they want an abortion let them get one. Pro-life people act like abortions are an easy way out and that the women that go through it are fine but a vast majority of women suffer tremendously for it. It ends up being t he hardest decision of their life. Some people do it because they can’t afford to raise a kid. And what would you have them do put it in an orphanage? No one seems to give a damn about the thousands and thousands of children in foster care. One of my best friends was in foster care and because of it he is totally screwed in the head. He refuses to trust anyone or let himself live anyone because he “knows that in the they’ll let him down or just leave him” it’s fucking sad. But no one gives a shit about a child totally heh at is already alive. All they “care” about is a lump of cells with no brain, or organs or any human features… it’s so dumb. And before you say anything. If in accidently got pregnant I probably wouldn’t abort it, because Idk if I could but that doesn’t mean I’m going to force my own ideas and feelings on other.
Petition to really really work on transgendering a body through a one time pill, to turn this idiot into a girl and impregnating it with the largest man we can get shit from.
His point of view is that of the attacker who gets to have his sex and get an heir too. Santorum also neglects the child who will grow up without their violent father and perhaps knowing they are the result of a despicable, violent act. I’m sure Santorum would suggest to these mothers to not tell the child of their blessed heritage. Let the Republicans keep talking, their going to bury themselves pretty soon at this rate.
There’s a reason this POS got voted out of office here in PA. He makes me sick. He isn’t the first dimwit to open mouth and insert foot and sadly he won’t be the last. I love how people yell no abortions but yet they are the first ones to complain that some of their tax dollars have to go for taking care of them. If the woman chooses not to have the baby it’s her choice! her body! She has to live with it. No baby is going to make her say oh yes this is a blessing. If the woman chooses to carry the baby full term then let her. Whether she chooses to keep the baby or adopt it out. There are choices but she’s the one that has to live with it and her choice alone. No man has any idea what this does to a rape victim and a woman who casts judgment on a rape victims decision is just as wrong. I support the decision of whatever the victim decides.
What an IDIOT. Rape is a horrid thing.
As a rape survivor, as well as a domestic violence survivor, I find it appalling that Mr. Santorum would have the damn NERVE to try & tell rape survivors what they should do with their pregnancies…many women who are DV survivors who have a child who looks like their abuser, find it very difficult to get past the resemblance (& the reminders), and be able to love that child without being triggered about the abuse they suffered from the father, every time they see the child. Add to that the fact that Republicans seek to abolish amy financial aid such as TANF, SNAP, or Sec. 8 to those women who find themselves pregnant by force…& we have a recipe for disaster. What’s next, Rick? Being compelled to find & marry your rapist?!?
OK, what’s the least you can say about Santorum? My answer to that is the ultimate hypocryte.
First he’s quoted, “Insisting that “it’s not a matter of religious values…” while he concludes, “…So, maybe it would be better to perceive post-rape pregnancies as God’s way of saying…”
Before that he constantly compared rape to murder, while in the same breath denying it.
I seen a Video where he insulted and berated Obama for being educated at a prestigious universtiy. He came down hard insinuating that aquiring an education is actyually unacceptible and immoral. What get me is that he was speaking at some venue where it looks like everyone there was as educated, and perhaps was sending their children to get the same type of education. But they calpped anyway.
I am sure many women feel comforted by raising their rapist baby. I mean, it’s not like every time they look at the child they think of their physical violation or anything. The hard part is that he is a “true believer”. He really believe that, sad to say.
The IGNORANT idea that when the sperm hits the egg it automatically it is a baby,Sperm hits the egg all the time and fertilizes it,IF that egg does NOT ATTACH itself to the uterus wall there is NO PREGNANCY and the woman may have a slightly heavier period that month ,,,,,NONSENSE,,that would be the same as saying once the first cancer cell develops in your body you are a corpse,,,it is simply abuse of language to suit some silly ideology IF you plan to use medical knowledge USE IT dont make up silly stuff…
What the hell did i just read?
and this man had a Mother!!!!!!!!!!!
Every woman is suppose to think the way he does?!!!! Really???? MORON!!!
Santorum is delusional AND demented with his statements. To state that a pregnancy as a result of rape or incest is “nevertheless a gift in a very broken way” is insane, insensitive and inhumane. Anyone who supports this moron obviously shares his warped values. Women have choices to make every day and don’t need cretins like Rick to infiltrate their lives with his biased rhetoric.
Every woman is suppose to think the way he does?!!!! Really???? MORON!!!
Santorum is delusional AND demented with his statements. To state that a pregnancy as a result of rape or incest is “nevertheless a gift in a very broken way” is insane, insensitive and inhumane. Anyone who supports this moron obviously shares his warped values. Women have choices to make every day and don’t need cretins like Rick to infiltrate their lives with his biased rhetoric.
Thankfully abortion is different and not a sin when it’s Santorum’s wife terminating because of health reasons.
It’s such a blessing when the 11 year old rape victim has her rapist’s baby and then has to see the rapist twice a month and every Wednesday for child visitation. Of course the rapist will be so very sorry for the pain the rapist caused and would never dream of using this child visitation to control and threaten the victim.
Perhaps your wife or daughter neede some comforting! You so called Christian freak! You will not persecute women of this country with dogma.
Perhaps your wife or daughter neede some comforting! You so called Christian freak! You will not persecute women of this country with dogma.
How arrogant that he would say such a thing when he has no idea what women go through and no possible frame of reference that even qualifies him to speak on such matters!! His comments are absolutely disgusting and offensive and he should just shut his mouth!!
Is this some sort of satrical news website? Could even Ricky Santorum say this shit?
And people like this get high powered jobs in the USA? Sort your country out.
Jack Nicholson was born as a result of his mother being raped- “My only emotion is gratitude, literally, for my life,” said Nicholson. “[If June and Ethel had been] of less character, I never would have gotten to live. These women gave me the gift of life.”
Jack Nicholson was born as a result of his mother being raped- “My only emotion is gratitude, literally, for my life,” said Nicholson. “[If June and Ethel had been] of less character, I never would have gotten to live. These women gave me the gift of life.”
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