Ben Carson Compared Abortion To Slavery

Carson responded by saying that when the Second Amendment was “put in place, state-of-the-art weaponry was a musket, but the principle was that the citizenry should have access to whatever they needed in order to protect themselves from an overly aggressive government”. “We informed Ben, but he was sleeping”. In regard to when the life or health of the mother is at risk, Carson said “that’s a extraordinarily rare situation”. “I would like to see it done in the right way”, he said, again mentioning an examination of the judges he would appoint, “how have they behaved, who have they associated with, rather than what they say in an interview”.

Charlie Neibergall/AP Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson greets audience members after speaking at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Most, however, thought Trump was most electable. “But if in that very rare situation it occurred, I believe there’s room to discuss that”. I do have a tendency to be relaxed. And, you know, fortunately, you know, my life has been changed. People make mistakes as teenagers, but going after people with rocks, bricks, and baseball bats are not incidents that should be brushed off and overlooked. And, of course, many people know the story when I was 14 and I tried to stab someone.

‘I would like to see it done in the right way, ‘ Carson said of overturning the ruling.

During his sit-down on Sunday with “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd, Carson also addressed his willingness to use the Holocaust and Nazi Germany to illustrate what he views as modern-day societal dangers. The person he threatened with a hammer was his mother.

With unwanted pregnancies, Carson insisted the pregnancy should not be terminated. “And that will be self-evident”. “I favor life. That’s what I favor”, Carson had said in response to questions about the case. “But you guys do whatever you want to do?'” he added.

“Well, look at the whole context in which I have said that and which I have written about that”, he added. That’s what they do. “You know, a few people will try to take that and, you know, make it into an anti-Jewish thing, which is foolishness”.

A Des Moines Register/Bloomberg poll on Friday showed Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, surging in the polls, with a nine-point lead in Iowa.