Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., on Sunday attempted to clarify the confusing comments he made about abortion this past Thursday during the first Republican debate.
“I’ll support any legislation that reduces the number of abortions,” he told Meet the Press hot Chuck Todd. “And there are those that have that exception. What I’ve never done is said I require that it must have or not have exceptions.”
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The exceptions he referred to were in the case of rape, incest or the health of the mother.
During last week’s debate, Rubio was asked about his decision to support legislation for abortion that contained exceptions for rape and incest. He responded, “I have never said that and I have never advocated that.”
In his “Meet the Press” interview, Rubio ultimately said that while a woman has certain rights over her body, he believes in protecting the rights of an unborn child, even though he has sponsored anti-abortion legislation that contained exceptions in the past.








