Abortion facts.
Third trimester abortions- abortions beyond 24 weeks account for about 1% of abortions. The way that pro abortion advocates play with the number is in the second trimester those abortions that occur between 12 and 24 weeks. These abortions account for 9%.
The facts of the matter are that those third term abortions are not necessary to save the mother- EVER. How can this be? Simple, these babies are viable. They can be delivered cesarean section. Second term abortions are where the statistical information shows that less then 1% of these abortions are medically necessary to save the life of the mother.
What Rick Santorum believes about life is not radical or out of the ordinary-
At least 61% of the population thinks abortion is wrong and should be legal in only a few circumstances. Santorum is in a minority position within that group - about 40% who believe it is wrong in the case of rape- less then 2% of abortions are provided for cases of rape and incest. Most rape cases where pregnancy may have occurred do go unknown, since most women opt for a rape kit at the hospital where they are treated and examined after a reported rape.
For him to ask "if we do not execute the rapist how can we morally kill the child who has committed no crime?" Is perfectly consistent with his position.
97% of abortions are performed for purely self serving reasons. Rick Santorum believes, as do 61% of Americans, that the unborn child within is a human life and thereby should be protected by the Constitution.