Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz Only Supported An Abortion Exception When The Life Of The Mother Was At Risk. According to the Texas Tribune, “But as the Tribune’s Emily Ramshaw writes today, many top Texas Republicans share Akin’s opposition to abortion in cases of rape or incest, putting them at odds with Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, who on Sunday released a statement saying they ‘would not oppose abortion in instances of rape.’ (Romney will appear at three fundraisers today in Midland.) Those Republicans – who include Perry, Attorney General Greg Abbott, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst – say they only support abortion exceptions when a mother’s life is in danger.” [Texas Tribune, 8/21/12]