The 7 Worst Things Rick Santorum Has Said About Women

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If Mitt Romney has gotten a bad rap for making some questionable statements about his wealth, then Rick Santorum has to be knocked for some questionable statements about women.
Throughout the course of the campaign, Santorum has been called into question for offering up some controversial opinions on women and women's rights.
He has stood in opposition to contraception, abortions, prenatal care, and women in the military, just to name a few. And it's burned him.
Here are some of the most famous.

Women Can Cause "Compromising Situations"

In an interview with CNN’s John King, Santorum said that he was skeptical about increasing military roles for women because he felt that emotions could create “compromising situations in combat."

"I do have concerns about women in front-line combat, I think that could be a very compromising situation, where people naturally may do things that may not be in the interest of the mission, because of other types of emotions that are involved," he said.

Santorum later attempted to clear up his statement by saying that he was talking more about men being put in compromising states of emotions seeing women in harm’s way.

“The issue is -- and certainly one that has been talked about for a long, long time -- is how men would react to seeing women in harm's way, or potentially being injured or in a vulnerable position, and not being concerned about accomplishing the mission," he said.

Source: The Huffington Post

Prenatal Care = More Abortions

Santorum told the Ohio Christian Alliance that the free prenatal testing guaranteed in President Obama's healthcare law actually promote abortions.
"One of the things that you don't know about ObamaCare in one of the mandates is they require free prenatal testing," Santorum said on MSNBC. "Why? Because free prenatal testing ends up in more abortions and, therefore, less care that has to be done, because we cull the ranks of the disabled in our society."
It should be noted that most medical experts say that prenatal testing is better for both patients and doctors as it helps prepare for potential complications.
Source: MSNBC

No Abortion, No Matter The Cause

Santorum has also famously taken the position against abortion regardless of circumstance. While even many conservatives argue that abortions can be permitted in the case of rape, Santorum disagrees.
On CNN, Santorum explained that women in such circumstances should "make the best out of a bad situation."
"Well, you can make the argument that if she doesn't have this baby, if she kills her child, that that, too, could ruin her life. And this is not an easy choice, I understand that. As horrible as the way that that son or daughter and son was created, it still is her child. And whether she has that child or she doesn't, it will always be her child, and she will always know that," he said.
Source: The Huffington Post


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