After Criticism, Cain Clarifies His Abortion Views

From NewsMax.com - CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain clarified his position on abortion Thursday, a day after saying he opposed the procedure but didn't believe the government or other people should have a role in the decision to terminate a pregnancy. Cain issued the statement after rival Republican candidate Rick Santorum accused the Georgia businessman of holding a view common to supporters of abortion rights and said Cain was not a true conservative. It was the third time in less than a week that Cain had made a statement only to take it back after facing criticism. In an interview Wednesday with CNN, Cain said he believes life begins at conception. "And abortion under no circumstances," he added. But Cain also said "it's not the government's role or anybody else's role to make that decision." Asked whether his personal views would become a "directive to the nation," should he become president, Cain said they wouldn't. "I can have an opinion on an issue without it being a directive on the nation," he said. "The government shouldn't be trying to tell people everything to do, especially when it comes to social decisions that they need to make." Campaigning in New Hampshire on Thursday, Santorum accused Cain of misleading voters about his conservative credentials. Read more

After Criticism, Cain Clarifies His Abortion Views