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See Santorum’s Moving Pro-Life Testimonial That Caused Him to Break Down

Santorum Cries While Talking About Handicapped Daughter

This weekend, we noted Rick Santorum’s tearful story about his daughter. Now, we have the video. And if you want to see a genuine moment during a campaign season often dominated by talking points, you’ll want to see it.

Saturday night at the Iowa “Thanksgiving Family Forum,” GOP presidential candidates were given a chance to discuss several social issues including health care and abortion.

Naturally, Rick Santorum had a lot to say on abortion.

The former Pennsylvania Senator has been so deeply involved in the pro-life movement that he had been described as “a true champion for life and an unwavering defender of our most vulnerable citizens.”

And there is a reason he opposes abortion.

When given the chance at the forum, he took the opportunity to explain why he calls himself pro-life.

Here’s his story of his youngest daughter Isabella who suffers with Trisonomy-18, a serious chromosomal defect:

As Business Insider put it:

Rick Santorum has become something like a punching-bag for his cultural views.

But it is impossible not to have sympathy for someone whose views on life and death were formed by an experience like this.

(h/t Business Insider)

Comments (142)

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  • bernbart
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 3:41pm

    No republican who is as ANTI choice as Santorum can ever win a general election.
    The majority of voters support legal abortion.
    Don’t believe in abortion, don’t have one, but stay out of woman’s private medical decisions.
    Besides It is really no ones business if a woman chooses to get an abortion.

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    • bement14
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 3:51pm

      Except the baby she is killing.

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    • teddrunk
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 3:55pm

      Bern, sure it is…it’s murder.

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    • IZAYAFIVE2021
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 4:10pm

      AMEN!! BEMENT14, the young lady who is at the earlier stage of life has the right to live as well.

      CHOOSE LIFE! The first and most important part of LIFE, LIBERTY and the PURSUIT of HAPPINESS.

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    • Arizona Don
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 4:18pm

      So you are one of the liberal progressives who think women have a right to abort (kill, or murder) a baby but convicted murders should not be put to death. Smart real smart! So I suspect you also defend Hitler murdering 14 million jews in the holocaust in Germany. And the murders Stalin committed in his ethnic cleansing. Weather you realize it or not there is no difference. It is sad you were not aborted.

      You were right about a majority of people supporting abortion at one time, that is no longer true however, a majority is now against abortion, and should be. It is murder!

      There is more then one party involved in producing a baby. Why anyone thinks only one of them should have a life or death decision over that baby is also unbelievable. With all the available birth control other than abortion there is no justification for abortion today. There is also the option of adoption. Murder should never be an option.

      The support of abortion is not only immoral but should be considered criminal.

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    • teddrunk
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 5:09pm

      Luker..while Frederick Douglas might of concluded that the 3/5th decision would weaken the representation in the pro-slavery south, it’s also true that the south viewed it as a compromise that would still allow the counting of the blacks under their control, and yet, (just like pretending a kicking baby is a tumor) they could keep from aknowledging those slaves fully a human, and thus deserving full citizenship. The point was, the fact that the 3/5th rule pretended a man wasn’t a “full” man, was no more right or logical as calling a baby a tumor.

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    • ronnie8365
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 5:10pm

      And the baby has what “choice”……

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    • Founding Father2
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 5:17pm

      Here is the whole debate if you missed it: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2011/nov/thanksgiving_gop_debate.html

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    • 229Mick
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 5:40pm

      Killing a separate distinct human being is not a medical issue, simply because that separate distinct human being is dependent on you for life, or even because it is living inside you for the first 9 months of their life.

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    • 229Mick
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 5:44pm

      By the way, calling the opposition to killing a separate, distinct human being “Anti Choice” is as stupid as it is ingenue. You know what’s going on here. Medical science knows what’s going on here, so if you want to say it‘s OK to kill babys that you don’t want, have some integrity and some balls and say “It‘s OK to kill babys that you don’t want”. If you want to be a monster, be a monster.

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    • sbenard
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 5:44pm

      You couldn’t be more misguided! It is NOT just a woman’s business if she wants to destroy another human life. There are at least 3 people whose rights are involved — the woman’s, the father’s, and the baby’s. The preamble to the Constitution declares that we are a nation that protects “LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. That child has rights, too, and you would try to deny that person those rights! What does that say about you?
      Once a woman makes her CHOICE — the choice to engage in behavior that creates another life, it is no longer just HER freedom and choice at stake. She made her choice when she chose he behavior. She does NOT get to choose the consequences. YOU want to make it a right to choose not only the behavior, but the consequences of that choice. That’s wrong.
      Because it involves other people and their freedom and their rights, society has not only the right, but the DUTY, to intervene!

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    • riverdog1
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 6:31pm

      if its murder to have an abortion then should the woman be put to death as well. your logic, why yes

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    • FreedomsSound
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 7:01pm

      It is obvious to me that you are not informed to the vicious, and cruel methods employed on the baby in the womb. You would not say the things you say if you knew. To terminate the life of an unborn child should not be any woman’s CHOICE. That baby feels pain and you are callous to think you have a choice to decide that baby’s fate. Inhumane. You’re probably one who would crusade against cruelty to animals. Very sad!

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    • SimplexVir
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 7:30pm

      BERNBART,

      Of course because no one ever changes their mind when they are given reliable facts on the health risks of abortion. Also you are completely wrong that it is not anyone’s business that a women aborts her child. That argument does not hold water because a woman cannot have a baby inside her without having first received a biologically necessary component from a man. Thus the baby has two parents, not just one being the mother.

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    • LookTowardsTheLight
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 10:00pm

      @bernbart

      Hello moron. You call it “anti-choice”. The rest of us who have good and sane heads on our shoulders call it PRO KILLING BABIES.

      When it comes to murder because some chick decided to be lazy and not use protection, then it’s absolutely our business. Down with Roe V Wade!

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    • RossPoldark
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 10:29pm

      That‘s fine if that’s the decision the woman wants to make. She can have a little chat with God when she stands before him on the day of judgement.

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    • Give Me Newt Or Give Me Death
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 11:07pm

      Troll alert

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    • Give Me Newt Or Give Me Death
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 11:11pm

      So, when DOES life start? Is it two week? Three weeks?

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    • GiantCarp
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 12:10am

      What I don‘t understand is why a woman’s right to kill her baby ends at birth.

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    • Jefferson
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 1:12am

      Santorum is a bad actor.
      He gave that same weepy phony speech, while he was watching football on his Ipad, at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Forum.
      There is only ONE man in this race with the integrity, experience, and consistency that is needed in this most pivotal moment in history.
      Don’t get fooled again America.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sLtdFtSAmLw

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    • BlessedONE333
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:21am

      bernbart YOU ARE A MORON
      NO SANE SOCIETY MURDERS THEIR UNBORN
      only liberals, pagans, lucifarian whores for satan and idiots who are full of lust and just want to rid themselves of their responsibility!

      now shut your pie hole

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    • Mister Beee
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:11pm

      Anti-choice? How about you being anti-Life? Anti-life, what a barbaric montra to follow. Where do you or anyone else get the right to murder, or condone to murdering babies. It is NOT a right. Godless people like you give themselves license to kill a baby, but it’s not a right. Rights are God given, and only God given.

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    • crypticguise
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 2:53pm

      Dear Bernbart… with all due respect, an abortion does not remove a piece of a woman’s body. That unborn child is unique from the time of inception, his/her DNA more unique than a snowflake – a human soul conceived and blessed by life and God.

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    • antiepa
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 10:43am

      Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human beirg must be recognized as having the rights of a person – among which is the inviolable right of every innocent man to life. These human rights depend neither on single individuals nor on parents; nor do they represent a concession made by society and the state; they belong to human nature and are inherent in the person given him by the Creator. The moment a law deprives a category of human beings of the protection which civil legislation ought to accord them, the state is denying the equality of all before the law. When the state does not place its power at the service of the rights of each citizen, especially the more vulnerable, the very foundations of a state based on law are undermined. As a consequence of the respect and protection which must be ensured for the unborn child from the moment of conception, the law must provide appropriate penal sanctions for every deliberate violation of the child’s rights. All just men must fight the culture of death.

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    • selfthinker
      Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:16am

      The reality is that the next generation doesn’t feel your guilt about this (more people are now anti-abortion than pro-check recent polling), the guilt that holds you to such a position. I realize how hard it would be to go against yourself, the position you were fooled into believing, the guilt of having to face yourself after being for such a horrible thing for so long. It goes against the pride of self, and your self righteousness. I know, because I was one of the fooled; as a teenager. I have had to face myself in the mirror. Do it, it will actually make you feel better than holding a false pride and keeping your head covered in the sand. I know this sounds harsh to some, but sometimes medicine tastes bad but can save your life, your abundant life. Santorum is a real conservative candidate. It is tooo bad that he only gets passing attention from even the so called right wing radio commentators. In this American idol/ Jeopardy style, media ratings driven, election process; he does not get the attention deserved. It is up to us to demand that the views of the candidates and the merit of their character be the guide to who gets airtime. All callers to these shows need to ask for it!!!

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    • pkamhs
      Posted on January 29, 2012 at 12:16am

      You are wrong. I have two natural children and then became a christian and a foster parent. My first foster child was adopted into our family. If his mother had aborted – I wouldn’t have a third child! My mother had 5 children and proceded to beat the crap out of all of us while drinking herself to death. She kept us only because she was to worried about feeling the guilt. It is truly a blessing and a wonderful mother that has the courage to give up her child to adoption instead of killing it.So sorry if I meddle into others affairs about abortion.

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    • samuelwcordrey
      Posted on February 18, 2012 at 1:24pm

      Its no ones business if I decide to rip you to peices, but you call it a heinous crime.

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  • LOJ
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 3:40pm

    These comments were genuinely from the Heart of Rick Santorum, I was sad when he was explaining his feelings. Abortion is dead wrong…All these little lives have a right to be born…Life is precious, each one is a miracle. No matter what happens in the next election…The GOP candidates have shown substance, ideas, faith, and honesty which we desperately need in our Next President, or We are Doomed!

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  • bernbart
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 3:29pm

    First there is NO such medical procedure as a Partial Birth Abortion. The term was made up but the Antis as a PR ploy. There is no need for such legislation, as Roe already bans abortion after viability, unless there is a threat to the woman‘s’ s life or health., and late term abortions are very rare.

    Maybe the forum should have had the five women who testified against this bill before congress who had late term abortions. The Santorium’s chose, so did these women. The women also tried very had to get pregnant, they were wanted pregnancies that went very wrong late in the pregnancies for different reasons. They were not getting an abortion for casual reason.

    These decisions are between medical professionals, the women and their families, not politicians. His families situation was totally different and they chose. Santorium is not any more moral than the women who chose an abortion, to be alive and well for the children they already have or keep their reproductive health so they can get pregnant again in the future. The woman’ life and health is always more important than the fetus.

    Abortion is a legal medical procedure, protected by the Constitution. Women can choose, we don’t need politicians or religious leaders making our medical decisions.

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    • teddrunk
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 3:58pm

      Bern…So if it’s in the Constitution, is MUST be moral and right? At one time the Constitution said Black Americans are only 3/5ths of a human being? You should rethink your racist attitude.

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    • JRook
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 4:20pm

      @teddrunk Nice try but your logic has no basis in this instance. The position relative to blacks was later reversed as we know and was only put in their as a compromise for the northern states that felt emancipation would throw too much representation to the southern states as a result of a dramatic population increase. Roe v. Wade is the law of the land and represents the majority of citizens when the question is asked correctly. That is should a woman have the right to terminate her own pregnancy within the framework of Roe v. Wade. The overwhelming majority say yes. When you ask are people in favor of abortion in the global sense, most say no. Even woman who might exercise their civil right to have one. Bottom line is everyone should keep their personal relationship with who they worship and religious views personal. Read Freakenomics are learn how abortion is the reason for the significant drop in crime and probably other social positive results. Without question being an unwanted child and growing up disadvantaged due to a single mom situation or absentee dad is something that should not be wished on anyone. Step out of your own beliefs and ideology and accept that liberty and freedom is on the side of the woman controlling her reproductive destiny. Not the state and certainly not strangers.

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    • Arizona Don
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 4:24pm

      Show me where in the constitution it makes abortion legal.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 4:47pm

      @TEDDRUNK
      You must not listen to Beck or the Constitutionalists on his shows… as they explained, and even Fredrick Douglas agreed, the 3/5ths Clause was reasoned to force the South to give up Slavery. Please respond to the Issues… and stop insulting people!

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    • teddrunk
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 5:00pm

      JROOK…”Freakenomics are learn how abortion is the reason for the significant drop in crime and probably other social positive results.” ??? You and Bern have a lot in common, I see. Since black babies are disproportionately being aborted, you are saying the “Positive Social Results” are less Black Americans, mean less crime. Logically that’s all your racist statement can mean. The additional fact that the #1 provider of abortions is Planned Parenthood, a company founded by the racist Margaret Sanger for the destruction of the black race, and other…in her words “socially unacceptable & undesireable”.
      …and even in these times, PP accepts donations to put toward the abortion of black children by racists. We won’t even go into how they hide pedophiles.

      JROOK: “Without question being an unwanted child and growing up disadvantaged due to a single mom situation or absentee dad is something that should not be wished on anyone”. Really? I bet if we poll 1000 children that come from a poor family, with only a single parent, 99% of them would rather stay alive, than be killed.
      So being poor or only having 1 parent is the worst thing that can happen to a child? Try visiting a Children’s Hospital and see brave kids, with two parents even, cope with terminal cancer.

      Really you liberals live in your own fantasy world.

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    • deeberj
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 2:11pm

      A partial birth abortion is:
      “An abortion in which the person performing the abortion, deliberately and intentionally vaginally delivers a living fetus until, in the case of a head-first presentation, the entire fetal head is outside the body of the mother, or, in the case of breech presentation, any part of the fetal trunk past the navel is outside the body of the mother, for the purpose of performing an overt act that the person knows will kill the partially delivered living fetus; and performs the overt act, other than completion of delivery, that kills the partially delivered living fetus. (18 U.S. Code 1531)”

      There is a ban on this. But an abortion dr. in Phila PA did this and also actually killed lving, birthed babies. The abortion industry is not regulated and overseen enough, and if one dr. in Phila got away with murder I guess others are too.

      I‘m sure the abortion industry does not want any oversight because what they do is monstrous and they don’t want people to know and see the baby parts being sucked from women’s wombs. It’s a holocaust.

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    • pkamhs
      Posted on January 29, 2012 at 12:19am

      there is such a thing as partial birth abortion. They stop after the head is delivered, scramble its brains and then deliver the rest of the child DEAD. so get your head out of the sand

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  • Susie
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 3:27pm

    Every time I hear this man, I am more and more impressed.
    I cannot understand why he is not higher in the polls.

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    • Zoe
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 4:51pm

      Just keep looking people in the eye & tell em to Check out Rick Santorum!

      http://RickSantorum.com

      2012!

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    • Marsh626
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 5:17pm

      Because he represents the way America used to be: Unapologetically a Christian fundamentalist and proud of it.

      Our nation has been thoroughly brainwashed by the anti-morality Marxist Left over several generations now.

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    • Chuck Stein
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 7:04pm

      I started out supporting Rick Santorum. If it were up to me, he would be our next President. Would he win in the General? I have no idea. Does he have a chance in the Primary? Polls are not looking good. I am getting frustrated with the succession of “best chance against Obama” Republicans — I might end up voting for Rick Santorum after all.

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  • fatsomann
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 3:18pm

    I am praying for a miracle in Iowa – Santorum comes up to the top tier of GOP candidates.

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  • TomzDottr
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 3:03pm

    I have been a champion of Rick Santorum for many years…Bella is not the Santorum family’s only testimony to their pro-life fortitude. I encourage those interested to read a book his wife wrote called “Letters to Gabriel”. It’s about their son who died only a few days after he was born. They were desperately encouraged to abort him throughout the pregnancy, but refused. The example of their unwavering faith is amazing! Read this book.

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    • Grannie4news
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 3:27pm

      Rick is a great conservative and I wish he was doing better in the polls. He needs to loosen up a bit and show his personality more and I think he could win this

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    • bernbart
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 3:35pm

      I encourage you to listen to the women who testified before congress against this legislation who had late term abortions. Listen to real stories, for women who planned their pregnancies, wanted them but terminated them late in pregnancies when things went terribly wrong..it saved their to save their lives and reproductive health.. some of them were pro-life women. It’s about he right choice for each woman.

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 4:07pm

      I wonder if Rick ever gets choked up when he considers that the policies which he so fiercely advocates like dropping bombs on civilians in Iraq, Afganistan, Pakistan, and Libya leads to death and torture of countless little boys and girls and their mothers/ grandmothers?

      Sort of like the 400lb John Hagee preaching about sin isn’t it? I get a laugh out of that guy everytime I see him on TV.

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    • Give Me Newt Or Give Me Death
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 11:11pm

      That’s amazing. I hadn’t heard that story.

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  • KAT65
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 3:01pm

    I take care of a special needs girl. She is like everyone else in that somedays she is a joy and others she makes me a little crazy. She only says a few words. She is in a wheelchair and is tube-fed. She relies on me and the others around her for all her needs and yet, for the most part, she is not a burden, to the contrary, she is a blessing. She has helped all of us grow more patient, understanding and selfless and she has become a friend and companion. I know that more than others she senses when I am sad and she gives me a smile. I cannot imagine my life without her in it. Thank you, Mr. Santorum, for sharing your story and for helping those who cannot help themselves.

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    • bernbart
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 3:45pm

      Using special care needs children in the argument against legal abortion is not only irrelevant it is jsut exploitation of your children!

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    • teddrunk
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 4:24pm

      Kat, excellent point. These Special Needs kids are every bit as human as the rest of us. They are a gift. Unfortunately, many Special Needs babies are destroyed by those too selfish to allow them a life. 90% of Downs Syndrome kids are murdered by their mothers, to make the mothers lives more convenient.
      Whoever invented the phrase “maternal instinct” was dead wrong. It’s a lie. The mothers can be much more ruthless than any man.

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    • TomzDottr
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 1:06pm

      @ Bernbart…How can you possibly say that special needs children are irrelevant to the abortion argument?? One of the primary reasons that children are aborted is because they are diagnosed in the womb with a disability. To say that they are not related is intellectually dishonest. You just don’t want to be faced with the valid argument that all life is valuable whether the child is “healthy” or not.

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  • Yeah_Buddy
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 2:48pm

    Rick will have a positive impact on our country regardless of the outcome of his run for the presidency. He is a great man.

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    • AzDebi
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 3:30pm

      You are so right…isn’t it nice to know he is on OUR side?

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    • Give Me Newt Or Give Me Death
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 11:07pm

      I think so. Though at times he comes across as a little cold (or as a bit of a diva) I can’t say that he does not strike me as 100% honest and authentic. and I appreciate that

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  • conservativewoman
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 2:44pm

    We have some wonderful people running for the presidency. Rick Santorum is one of them. I greatly relate to him. We are both Catholic, and are strong on pro-life. I do not have a child with a disability, but for my degree, I was required to spend many hours with special needs kids in the schools that provide for them. The parents of these children are special too. They learn things from their children that many never experience. Like Rick Santorum, parents of special needs children find out so much about true love, compassion, and sacrifice, along with the grace that comes with it. God bless them for being chosen by God to have a deeper knowledge of what he calls us to do.

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  • conservativeBC
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 2:38pm

    The big conservative blogger are coming together behind Bachmann

    http://thebachmanncometh.blogspot.com/2011/11/pamela-geller-on-bachmann-i-want-her-to.html

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  • Erabin
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 2:37pm

    Using the suffering of his child as a way to gain political points is monstrous and perverted. Reminds me of Palin using her child as nothing more than a prop.

    I can’t imagine people wanting someone without morals or sense of right and wrong at the helm of their country.

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    • conservativewoman
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 2:52pm

      @ERABIN
      I was disturbed by your very cynical take on Mr. Santorum’s story. Do you really believe he could go home and face his wife and children, if he was just using his experience for political points?

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    • IZAYAFIVE2021
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 4:15pm

      Did you miss the Clinton presidency??

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    • Give Me Newt Or Give Me Death
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 11:09pm

      So what, exactly, did he have to gain from his story?

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    • deeberj
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 2:19pm

      Erabin is just a liberal troll. Ignore.

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  • EJames439
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 2:35pm

    You, your family and especially baby Isabella have our prayers Mr. Santorum – God Bless.

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  • Tri-ox
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 2:18pm

    Rick Santorum would be a great president.

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    • Jennifer_D
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 3:39pm

      This was such a great forum from which to hear the Presidential candidates speak. We can’t isolate things like the economy, gas prices, food prices, unemployment, etc. from issues of family, home, and religion. It was great to hear Mr. Santorum speak about his daughter. He brought up a great point that it is so easy to give lip service, but we can judge character by someone following through with their beliefs. Many politicians make claims that they believe in this or that; however, when it become unpopular or difficult they abandon their beliefs. We need elected officials that have backbone and character. Making decisions isn’t always easy, but having a strong sense of character helps formulate the best decisions.

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  • Free2speakRN
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 2:17pm

    The prayer is said, and for all.

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  • brooksjk
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 2:11pm

    Over 1 million (1,000,000) abortions are performed every year in the United States. Forty percent of minors who have had an abortion claim that their parents never even knew. It is estimated that, at current rates, nearly 1/3 of all American women will eventually have an abortion. Since the Supreme Court legalized abortion in Roe v Wade, there have been over 50 million abortions performed in the United States. That is more than the entire population of Spain and roughly the combined population of California and New York. What is the most common reason for having an abortion: money or, to be more precise, the lack of it. We will go into debt, take on a second job, beg, borrow, and steal to be able to afford a new car, a vacation, more high-tech toys, but a child is expendable. Fifty million children, sacrificed to Moloch, the 21st century pagan God of Choice.

    Excerpted from The Four Pillars of the Kingdom
    Available now on Amazon in Kindle and paperback formats.

    http://bit.ly/joesbookshelf

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    • Erabin
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 2:42pm

      This would actually make an ounce of sense if women were unable to have more than one child in their lives, and at a point when they can emotionally and financially care for it.

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    • bernbart
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 4:26pm

      The teens who did not tell their parents chose not to tell their parents for what ever reasons, however it is not reason to ban them from choosing to get an abortion without their parents permission. In fasct it protects those teens who have been victims of sexual abuse by as parent.

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    • bernbart
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 5:26pm

      The abortions numbers thrown out by Pro- lifers is just another one of their big lies.
      Making abortions illegal will not stop abortion, it will just hurt women. Before Roe v. Wade many women got illegal, unsafe abortions, Now Roe v. Wade guarantees a woman’s right to a SAFE, LEGAL abortion. Roe v. Wade equally balances the rights of woman and the rights of he fetus in the trimester ruling. It is pretty simple….If you don’t think abortion is moral, don’t have one otherwise it is none of you business. No one is encouraging or forcing women or teens to get abortions in this nation. It is a choice. The pro-choice community believes in reducing the need for abortion through education and access to contraception, the ANTIS just want to control women.

      Stop The War on Women!

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    • teddrunk
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 6:10pm

      Bern…“Stop The War On Women”? Ever hear of parents choosing to abort because they want a son instead of a daughter. It’s happening all the time in China & other societies where the son is more valued then the daughter. I’m sure it happens here too. I’d call that a real war on women. Abortion unless it’s a male.

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    • colt1860
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 12:12pm

      @bernbart There is no such thing as a safe and legal abortion. A child in the womb must be hurt, torn apart, mutilated, harmed, injured, left to bleed, punctured, broken, violently pulled out, forcefully disfigured, crippled, or fractured to end its existence. How the heck is that safe?

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    • colt1860
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 12:38pm

      @bernbart No immoral and inhumane process should ever deserve any sort of public acceptance and tolerance, nor should we ever allow any such unnatural and irresponsible behavior, especially by civil and well informed adults, to be made a Right or an easily sought option. No women today who seeks an abortion performs the murder of her child herself or in private without the assistance of others. She seeks no Rights as she has none; she only seeks to avoid the consequences of her previous decisions, reject her duty to provide for and raise her offspring, and hide or ignore the results of her foolish, ignorant or negligent actions. They all cowardly seek the labor of another person to do an irreparable injustice to another being. This whole procedure is disturbing and incomprehensible in a society that values life and liberty.

      The only other person a women should seek as a Right is the father of the child, who has an inherent and noble duty and Right to protect and bring up his own child. We as neighbors and a Society should gladly and willfully respect, ensure and encourage, to any family awaiting the birth of a child, a virtuous and courageous proper response, the acceptance of the significance of this early stage in human development, and an understanding of the adequate preparedness needed for such a sacred moment in securing Life.

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    • deeberj
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 2:15pm

      Bernbart – my teenager could go get an abortion, not tell me, and then bleed to death in her room due to a complication, which happens.

      Parents are responsible for their minor children in every way except this and getting condoms. I hate abortions and am totally against them, but as long as it’s legal every state should require parental consent for an abortion, and if the parents say now a court should speedily hear the case of the teen.

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    • deeberj
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 2:17pm

      Bern. Abortion is murder. I cannot support it in any way, for whatever bogus reason right-to deathers come up with.

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  • diablosho
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 2:00pm

    That was heart-breaking!!! How anybody could avoid tearing up at the sight of Mr. Santorum reliving such horrible, painful, terrifying events is beyond me! Even farther beyond me is how anybody could possibly expect him to not cry, and even worse, criticize him for doing so. Hell, I was just watching and I started crying!!! Thank you Mr. Santorum for sharing that story with us.

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  • dennybug
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 2:00pm

    God bless your daughter Rick!
    I dont understand why Rick isnt polling better than he is????

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  • girlnurse
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 1:57pm

    I really like this guy. He is a “real person” unlike most of the candidates.
    God Bless him and his family!

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    • Erabin
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 2:39pm

      He’s REALLY using this to garner pity and gain political points. This man has neither heart nor soul.

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  • garyM
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 1:51pm

    Rick is a winner whether he is ever president or not! If anyone can understand that they are a winner too, if you don’t understand that you better find how to be a winner before you are an eternal loser!

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  • Ballzonya
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 1:51pm

    Rick “Frothy Mix” Santorum…ugh.

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  • c0mm0nsense
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 1:45pm

    I like Rick Santorum very much and agree on most issues with him, but is his stand on Foreign Policy that scares me. God Bless your family.

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  • pap pap
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 1:41pm

    Rick’s a good man but he scares some because he is unwaivering in his conservatism. That should be seen as a positive not a negative.

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  • I.Gaspar
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 1:37pm

    i can imagine the obama’s in such a situation… going on vacation til their child was no longer a problem.
    Rick Santorum and his wife are incredible people and I hope he can play an active role in the next administration.

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  • Stoic one
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 1:30pm

    Like it has been said before: ANY of these candidate is better than Obama, by far…

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  • old white guy
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 1:26pm

    i have followed santorum for some time now. that he lost in the senate to an idiot democrat only made me think he is a good guy. the voters and the gop need to pay more attention to rick.

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