But, unlike Mourdock, Donnelly makes an exception in the case of rape or incest.
Did he oppose abortion in the case of rape and incest, too, she asked.
Mr. Akin was explaining why he opposes abortion in the case of rape.
Mr. Romney supports abortion in the case of rape, incest and when the health of the mother is at risk.
"I recognize that abortion, and particularly in the case of rape, is a very emotionally charged issue.
Until the statement was released Ryan had been opposed to abortion even in the case of rape.
Cruz is so ardently opposed to abortion that he doesn't favor exceptions in the case of rape or incest.
He would criminalize it even in the case of rape, incest, even with the life of the mother in jeopardy".
However, the IHS cannot provide abortions except in the case of rape, incest or life endangerment, and in 1976, public finance for abortion was further restricted.
Although Mr. Romney has stated this position before, Mr. Ryan, a seven-term congressman from Wisconsin, has opposed abortion in the case of rape.
"What about in the case of rape?" an interviewer asked Congressman Todd Akin, the Republican party's nominee for Senate in Missouri, in an exchange on abortion.
