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35. Perhaps his religious beliefs have something to do with his opinion on this matter:

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 11:15 AM

Oct 2015

A basic tenant of the Seven Day Adventists church is that women must be subservient to their husbands. Therefore Carson when he can condone refusing a women the choice to choose to have an abortion it can be seen as consistent with his religious principles. However, I would also like to point out that this is actually not in agreement with the church's teachings which allow for exceptions if the women's life are threatened, rape, incest and fetal malformation.

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Ben Carson Once Again Compares Something To Slavery, This Time Abortion [View all] Faygo Kid Oct 2015 OP

"You know what was like slavery? Slavery." shenmue Oct 2015 #1

Perhaps his religious beliefs have something to do with his opinion on this matter: olegramps Oct 2015 #35

Never forget — Ben Carson is a wacko! immoderate Oct 2015 #2

That statement by Carson makes absolutely no sense whatever. shraby Oct 2015 #3

Let me get this straight . . . Jack Rabbit Oct 2015 #4

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Fetal rights over women's rights? uppityperson Oct 2015 #13

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Please clarify what you mean mcar Oct 2015 #14

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Aw,dang. I missed the reply. They'll be back though, looking through first posts, thanks mirt uppityperson Oct 2015 #18

And missed all the excitement Jack Rabbit Oct 2015 #24

you have that absolutely correct. yet, the woman-hating gestational slavers have absolutely no niyad Oct 2015 #36

I think he's not smart enough to come up with these all by himself … NurseJackie Oct 2015 #5

Sounds like a Planter forcing births. Downwinder Oct 2015 #6

"Think about this, "During slavery, a lot of the slave owners thought that they had the right to... BlueJazz Oct 2015 #7

it's easy, BlueJazz Skittles Oct 2015 #28

I don't understand it, when talking about Carson the talking heads say nice things hollysmom Oct 2015 #8

He is absolutely nuts, Blue_In_AK Oct 2015 #9

Carson is an idiot Gothmog Oct 2015 #10

I don't know what he is nxylas Oct 2015 #39

Yup, he's a brain surgeon, and apparently a good one NonMetro Oct 2015 #42

That's a good analogy nxylas Oct 2015 #43

I am waiting uawchild Oct 2015 #12

Ugh. moondust Oct 2015 #17

What the fuck happened to the Republican party since 2011? BlueStater Oct 2015 #19

the stupidity of repuke voters goes back WAY before 2011 Skittles Oct 2015 #29

"Rocks and Bricks and Baseball bats," and of course I went after someone with a knife once! Evergreen Emerald Oct 2015 #20

I respect President Obama's accomplishments, but I wouldn't trust him to operate on my brain. Why Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #21

We have a family friend who is an anesthesiologist. He works with plenty of surgeons. CTyankee Oct 2015 #34

My husband used to work at University of MD hospital LibertyLover Oct 2015 #38

Carson is the "I can't say s%#t like that b'cause I'm white" candidate Freelancer Oct 2015 #22

Slavery was the ultimate form of controlling another's body daleo Oct 2015 #23

Let's interpret this jmowreader Oct 2015 #25

Forced pregnancy is far more comparable to slavery Betty Oct 2015 #26

Pretty sickening how these republican clowns elmac Oct 2015 #27

This is absolutely boilerplate anti-choice rhetoric MsJaneFuzzyWuzzy Oct 2015 #30

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This nut will get the fundy vote but that is all... HeartlandDem Oct 2015 #31

Definitely nuts. Several macadamias short of a Deluxe Mix. Or as hubby said... Hekate Oct 2015 #32

apart from being a woman-hating asshole, he is a young earth creationist. that SHOULD have niyad Oct 2015 #37

Because aborted fetuses are being used as slaves = Ben Carson Reasoning. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #40

You know who else was SDA, Benny? awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #41