QOTD: Ben Carson Part I
by digby
On abortion rights:
"Think about this. During slavery — and I know that one of those words you’re not supposed to say — but I’m saying it. During slavery, a lot of the slave owners thought they had the right to do whatever they wanted to that slave, anything that they chose to do. And what if the abolitionists had said, ‘You know, I don’t believe in slavery, I think it’s wrong. But you guys do whatever you want to do.’ Where would we be?
Rape or incest, I would not be for killing a baby because the baby came about in that way. And all you have to do is go and look up the many stories of people who have led very useful lives who are the result of rape or incest."
Comparing slaves to fetuses is always really creepy. But evoking the image of rape and slavery is worse. Women were raped and used for "breeding." But who cares about women being forced go through childbirth against their will. No big deal.
I know this man was a wonderful surgeon and is beloved by many people. He's also kind of a monster.