Republican Debate Marked by Absence of Pro-Life Issues

by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com
9/8/11

The Republican debate last night featured intense discussions among the candidates seeking the GOP nomination to take on pro-abortion President Barack Obama, but failed include any talk of pro-life issues.

Although the candidates gave their positions and attack each other’s views on political topics ranging from the economy and jobs to national defense and terrorism, the MSNBC and Politico moderates failed to ask the candidates any key questions about social issues, including the topic of abortion.

After the debate, pro-life former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews and decried the lack of focus on social issues. Ironically, Matthews tried to blame Santorum for the lack of attention to pro-life matters, saying, “No Republican on that stage really, including you, really wanted to focus on those hard social moral issues.”  the rest