This was a prepared statement, not an off-the-cuff remark, so we should take Schultz’s answer seriously. The “Period. End of story,” part clearly implies that there should be zero exceptions to the right to abortion — that is, zero laws, on any level, to protect the unborn if their mothers want them dead.

Because she was answering Rand Paul’s question, “Is it okay to kill a seven-pound baby in the uterus?” the only fair interpretation of her answer is: Yes! Always and everywhere, abortion should be legal. Never and nowhere does an unborn baby deserve legal protection from abortion. It doesn’t matter how developed, how healthy, or for what reason the mother wants her child aborted — that baby’s life should count as nothing if her mother doesn’t want her to live.

This is a very extreme view, and the implications are horrific. You’re in the delivery room and you find out your child is a girl? Abort her, and Schultz is fine with that. You’re giving birth to a baby conceived through IVF, and you see the child is of mixed race? “End of story” for that child, as far as Schultz cares.