Rick Santorum accused President Obama of requiring free prenatal testing in the health care plan he signed in 2010 because it would detect if children were disabled, encourage more abortions and save money.
"One of the things that you don't know about ObamaCare in one of the mandates is they require free prenatal testing," Santorum began telling about 400 people here. "Why? Because free prenatal testing ends up in more abortions and, therefore, less care that has to be done, because we cull the ranks of the disabled in our society. That too is part of ObamaCare -- another hidden message as to what president Obama thinks of those who are less able than the elites who want to govern our country."
Santorum has a young disabled daughter, who has had several health complications.
Many doctors and medical experts would dispute Santorum's reasoning that the sole explanation for pre-natal testing is to have an abortion. There is value in pre-natal testing, because it can detect potential problems in utero or at delivery and allow parents and doctors to get the proper care for their child.
"Early detection of a fetal condition gives parents the opportunity to terminate the pregnancy in an early stage or to make the preparations necessary to best care for an affected child," Clare O'Connor, Ph.D., of the Biology Department at Boston College, wrote in Nature Education.


Hey rickie boy keep how can you look for a splinter in President Obama's eye when you have a beam sticking in your own eye?????............Just pay the $100,00.00 that you owe the Penn school district in Pennsylvania and keep you trap shut about other peoples religious beliefs.
I don't agree with a lot of Santorum's positions or opinions but i love how is going after obama. obama has done his damage and it is time for him to organize a community in chicago. ANYONE BUT obama IN 2012!
Osama is dead. Get over it.
Santorum will want the Supreme Court to hold an Inquisition for non-catholics and childless Catholics. The use of contraceptives is a crime punishable by burning at the stake. Masturbation will get a person a 30 year sentence with 24/7 surveillance. He will, by being overzealous, ban condiments in eating establishments..
Don't forget menstruation. We're wasting valuable eggs here. I mean living babies. Those are living babies we're allowing to die each month by not having them fertilized.
The man has gone mad. It would be funny, if there weren't voters who agree with him.
whats really funny is any american adult who believes anything uttered by obama. and it is really not funny: it is pathetic.
Is it your thesis that black people lie or are you so frequent a liar that you hate the truth?
Mark, the fact that this creep has gotten this far scares the crap out of me.
Santorum is just a few steps away from labeling Obama as an agent of the Anti-Christ.
Tomorrow, he'll claim he is, "evil,"
Then the next day he'll label the President as the, "Anti-Christ,"
then on the third day, he'll call him, "The Son of Satan."
And on the fourth day, he'll say that Obama IS Satan. ...and must be destroyed.
And on the fifth day, Santorum declares himself, "President of the United States of America."
And on the sixth day, Rick of the Holiest of Holy Santorums, anoints himself, "Ruler of the World."
...Then Santorum blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which Santorum had created and made. (Rick 2:2)
It's already in: "Santorum: Obama believes in 'phony theology' not based on Bible".
What planet is Santorum from?
Unfortunately Earth.
I think that Rick Santorum doesn't realize a few things. First, prenatal care is in most cases sought by women/couples who want a baby in the first place. Second, having had two children, one unplanned, I can tell you that there is nothing more powerful and life-changing than hearing the heartbeat of your baby for the very first time. Finally, prenatal screening is more likely to lead to a course of treatment than a recommendation of abortion by a medical professional.
I would love to review the research behind Santorum's statement, if any.
Yeah right, and he hates blacks too.
Stupidtorum
"Why? Because free prenatal testing ends up in more abortions and, therefore, less care that has to be done, because we cull the ranks of the disabled in our society. That too is part of ObamaCare -- another hidden message as to what president Obama thinks of those who are less able than the elites who want to govern our country."
Rick? Are you freaking out of your mind??? There is general and trimester specific testing that occur all the way through and these help doctors determine not simply if the child may have a congenital defect (which can be prepared for or even surgically corrected prior to delivery, such as heart defects that SAVE a child's life), but can also indicate if the mother requires medication in order to maintain a healthy pregnancy.
When a man demonstrates a lack of general knowledge required by graduating high school students, he is not ready to assume the Presidency of the most powerful country on Earth.
Or, really, any job that allows him to tell somebody else what to do.
Oh Rick. How is it possible that you can become the GOP front runner and then put your foot in your mouth every time you open it?
This is either an attempt to woo Evangelical voters in Michigan or Ohio or it's your delusional opinion? None of these positions you voice are going to help you win over moderates in November. Maybe this will help you win the nomination but I seriously doubt it.
But it's because of statements like this that if you do win the nomination, the GOP should get ready for a Goldwater like drubbing. It'll make Santorum's 18 point crushing look mild.
he is gesturing to his base. making the rest of us sick. To think that there are people in this country that will believe this stuff and spread it around. If you let other people "do the research", and let them decide how you think, you deserve what you get. But the rest of us certainly do not want to be subjected to these illegible, confounded rants.
But, he will be easy to beat if he gets the nom.
ok this guy is crazy. hope he wins the nomination so obama's campaign can crush him
The unavailability of contraceptives leads to unwanted and unhealthy pregnancies that increase the number of abortions. Santorum is his own worst nightmare. But, everybody knows there were absolutely no abortions before Obama innovated the procedure, even though he finds it a grave and objectionable matter.
The fundamental cause of the need for contraception is men, and Santorum is one. Women don't multiply by themselves. Santorum needs poverty, chastity, and obedience if he wishes to be made a contrite Catholic.
I started to write to respond to Santorum's comment about Obama, the unchristian, when so soon on the heels of that inane comment comes his attack on pre-natal care, a few notches worse. if he is the best that the publicans can produce, then god help us all... if only i was his mother....
Obama plays chess while the goofy field of gop contenders plays checkers.
Obama fiddles while watching GOP burn themselves.
Go fish is more realistic.
We had prenatal testing to SAVE the life of our child. The doctor suspected spinal bifeda because of an abnormality in her neck and back and surgery in utero would have corrected it to a great degree. Rick Santorum is dumb.
When you vote please remember, if they have an "R" next to their name it means Replace
"more abortions"
but notice all he really cares about is that more babies are born... lets not even mention that there are children starving and living on the streets in Haiti...Africa and many other countries/regions of the world. Children without enough to eat... children with no access to school. Santorum doesn't care about these already born children...he only cares about white babies here in America.
If you look closely,you will notice a distinct bow in Santorum's nose...it's been broken at least once...I would like to buy the guy that did it (or gal) a drink !!!
Reckon he's a pedophile?
Every time this bozo opens his mouth his 'favorability rating' plummets to new lows. I love it!
santorum is out in crazy land.... but then that is where he has been all along.
We are just forced to listen to in, now that he is the flavor of the week in repug circles.
Next we'll hear from him: "Obama kills kittens and gets off by watching Jesus cry".
Haaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!1
Holy crap, Alex, that's the best thing I've read all day! Loooove it!! Thanks for the belly laugh :-)
"it would detect if children were disabled, encourage more abortions and save money."
Gee I thought the "R's" were actually looking for ways to save money, now here is a plan that might work and they are against it, another wtf moment from the clowns in the clown car.
I wonder if they have any idea just what damage they are doing to the party of Lincoln........They lose the house,seats in the Senate...and oh yea...THE WHITE HOUSE !!! FOMOFO-O !!!
Why are Republicans backing this lunatic? Pre-natal care is one of the best things that can be done for a pregnant woman and her baby. Of course requiring it will save money, but not in the way Santorum fears!
Santorum is a desperate little boy with a serious mental problem who is running a campaign AGAINST SEX AND AGAINST WOMEN. Maybe he thinks women are too stupid and pathetic to vote their self interest.