{"id":86994,"date":"2016-02-05T15:50:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T20:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=86994"},"modified":"2016-02-05T23:46:38","modified_gmt":"2016-02-06T04:46:38","slug":"pro-lifers-respond-to-attacks-on-pro-life-stance-cruz-rubio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-lifers-respond-to-attacks-on-pro-life-stance-cruz-rubio\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-lifers respond to attacks on pro-life stance of Rubio, Cruz"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two of the top presidential contenders, Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, have recently come under fire for their consistently pro-life position\u00a0– not from the abortion lobby, but from other Republican presidential hopefuls.\u00a0Now, a national pro-life organization with hundreds of thousands of members is calling for an end to the attacks.<\/p>\n

In an open letter<\/a> addressed to Governors Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Jim Gilmore, and John Kasich, along with Carly Fiorina, Donald Trump<\/a> and Dr. Ben Carson, the Susan B. Anthony List urges “a swift and decisive end to the attacks other candidates and their surrogates are making concerning the courageous pro-life positions of Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.” The letter is in response to a litany of statements which sound far more like “Planned Parenthood talking points,” as SBA List president Marjorie Dannenfelser noted, than the position of a\u00a0party which claims to stand for the protection of the preborn.<\/p>\n

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In an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe<\/a>, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie implied that Rubio\u2019s pro-life position would hurt him in New Hampshire:<\/p>\n

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That’s the kind of position that New Hampshire voters would be really concerned about. I’m pro-life, but I believe that rape, incest and life of the mother, as Ronald Reagan did, should be exceptions to that rule.<\/p>\n

I will tell you one thing Marco Rubio has done: He has made it very clear that on the issue of pro-life, Marco Rubio is not for an exception for rape, incest, or life of the mother.<\/p>\n

Now… you know I think that’s the kind of position that I think New Hampshire voters would be concerned about.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n