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Last night\u2019s 2016 Republican<\/a> primary debates<\/a> showcased some stirring defenses<\/a> of life from Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, and others, but also grilled some candidates on perceived pitfalls behind their rhetoric. Who got burned and who emerged unscathed? Let\u2019s find out.<\/p>\n

For the most part, the seven lowest-polling candidates at the 5PM had smooth sailing on abortion\u2014not because they earned it, but because the moderators let two red flags pass by without follow-up.<\/p>\n

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\"Jim

Jim Gilmore (via FoxNews.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore was asked point-blank whether he would have a pro-life litmus test for judicial nominees, but answered that his only litmus test would be \u201cfollow[ing] the law instead of making the law up.\u201d A viewer who didn\u2019t know that he\u2019s a moderate who\u2019s okay with abortion in a baby\u2019s first eight weeks might assume that means one of his nominees would overturn Roe v. Wade, which most certainly does not \u201cfollow the law,\u201d but his lip service to \u201csome legal basis and precedence<\/em>\u201d should give us pause as to whether his nominees would think Roe gets a pass just because it\u2019s been around for decades.<\/p>\n

\"George

George Pataki (via ijreview.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

A more biting question went to ex-Governor of New York George Pataki, challenging\u00a0him on the fact that a pro-abortion Republican hasn\u2019t won the GOP presidential nomination in 35 years. He talked a good game about defunding Planned Parenthood, PP\u2019s \u201chideous disrespect for life,\u201d and about the Democrats\u2019 radicalism on abortions past five months. However, the fact remains that his core position is not only pro-choice, but pro-choice despite going out of his way to profess, \u201cI believe life begins at conception\u201d\u2026 a contradiction, sadly, neither Martha MacCallum nor Bill Hemmer thought to ask him about.<\/p>\n

Things weren\u2019t quite so easy at the primetime, top-ten debate, though, with\u00a0Megyn Kelly alleging that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker doesn\u2019t favor a life-of-the-mother exception to abortion: \u201cWould you really let a mother die rather than have an abortion?\u201d Walker answered:<\/p>\n

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I believe that that is an unborn child that\u2019s in need of protection out there, and I\u2019ve said many a time that that unborn child can be protected, and there are many other alternatives that can also protect the life of that mother. That\u2019s been consistently proven.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"Governor

Governor Scott Walker<\/p><\/div>\n

Substantively, Walker\u2019s right\u2014saving a pregnant mother\u2019s life at the expense of her baby\u2019s isn’t an abortion and wouldn’t be banned under \u201cno-exception\u201d laws<\/a>, and even left-wing \u201cfact-checks\u201d that accuse<\/a> him<\/a> of this can\u2019t point to specific statements, votes, or policies that back it up\u2014but tactically, I think this was way too vague to satisfy the fears of voters who aren\u2019t already well-versed in concepts like double-effect. You don\u2019t necessarily have to say outright \u201cI am in favor of life-of-the-mother exceptions\u201d (though I would, simply to prevent any risk of confusion among voters who aren\u2019t as politically-attuned), but you do have to make explicitly clear that, \u201cOf course I would let doctors save your life, even if the baby was unintentionally lost as a result.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, voters should be aware that his boast, \u201cI defunded Planned Parenthood more than four years ago\u201d is only partly true. While cutting a million dollars<\/a> from PP was indeed one of his first acts as governor, they have continued to get money from Wisconsin taxpayers through a women\u2019s health block grant. Last month, Breitbart revealed documents<\/a> showing Planned Parenthood locations across the state receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars apiece, and according to<\/a> Wisconsin Family Action:<\/p>\n

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Other subsequent efforts have been considered to stop other public funding streams but nothing significant has been done. Right now PPWI receives between $15 and $16 million of taxpayer money each year. We have LOTS of work to do before we can say that Planned Parenthood of WI is truly defunded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

To be fair, Walker has expressed support<\/a> for cutting additional Planned Parenthood funding, but the talking point simply isn\u2019t accurate yet.<\/p>\n

\"Mike

Mike Huckabee (via foxnews.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

Later, one of the best moments came when Huckabee reminded the audience that we don\u2019t need to amend the Constitution because the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments already require that the equal protection and due process rights of unborn babies be protected. But it would have been nice if he had done more to translate that into a specific plan of action\u2014would he call out the National Guard to shut down abortion clinics, like he actually suggested<\/a> last week? Or would he instead advocate for legislation invoking those amendments<\/a>? One of those could unite and energize pro-lifers and move the ball forward; the other would be politically and practically\u2026\u00a0problematic<\/em>, to say the least.<\/p>\n

\"Marco

Marco Rubio<\/p><\/div>\n

The most successful parrying came from Rubio, who when accused of supporting a rape exception was to first clearly deny it, then give a passionate defense of life that sold his sincerity about it. Today, of course, the media has tried to catch him in a \u201clie\u201d over this<\/a>, because he backed the 20-week abortion ban, which does contain a rape exception. But that\u2019s pretty weak tea\u2014supporting a bill that makes the exception isn\u2019t the same as wanting the exception to be there; it just means you\u2019ll support making as much progress you can at a time, while trying for the rest later.<\/p>\n

\"Jeb

Jeb Bush<\/p><\/div>\n

However, there\u2019s no question that the major candidate who struggled the most (\u2018cause let\u2019s face it, Pataki\u2019s not going anywhere) was Jeb Bush explaining his seat at the Bloomberg Foundation. It\u2019s hard to believe<\/a> that neither he nor anyone around him noticed a partnership between Bloomberg and Planned Parenthood that both groups were quite open and enthusiastic about in the press, and despite being exclusively involved in the charity\u2019s unrelated activities, I can\u2019t imagine a curt \u201cit doesn\u2019t matter\u201d satisfying too many pro-lifers when it comes to any degree of association with an organization that promotes child murder.<\/p>\n

\"Donald

Donald Trump (via businessinsider.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

The\u00a0last bone of contention was Donald Trump\u2019s explanation for why he changed from being, in his own words, \u201cvery pro-choice\u201d in 1999. Citing the fact that he got to personally watch a child grow up who could have been aborted is about the best answer one could have expected, short of an \u201cI was wrong\u201d (which, let\u2019s face it, just ain\u2019t The Donald\u2019s style). Whether you believe him is up to you, but it\u2019s an entirely plausible answer, rooted in the compassionate lessons of firsthand experience that we know change hearts and minds every day.<\/p>\n

Overall, most candidates impressed on the pro-life front, with all but a few hazards being surmountable. But as always, remember that it takes more than one debate to navigate the complex web of positions, histories, judgment, and explanations<\/a> that ultimately determine who deserves your vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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