Rand Paul says he doesn’t want to be grilled about abortion until Democrats answer similarly tough questions.
“Why don’t you ask the DNC, ‘Is it OK to kill a seven-pound baby in the uterus?'” the Kentucky Republican senator — who launched his 2016 presidential campaign this week — told reporters in New Hampshire on Wednesday.
His comment came after The Associated Press published a report that said Paul had ducked questions about his views on what exceptions — if any — he’d support if abortion were to be banned. Paul has previously supported measures that included exceptions for situations like rape and incest, as well as measures without those exceptions.
In a press conference shortly after the AP’s story was published, Paul said discussions of abortion focus too much on “exact details” on the right, and that Democrats should face similarly complex questions.
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