[Utmost Certainty]

To be fair, wasn't it a 'forced early labor'? That may not be a technical 'abortion', but the effective outcome was the same.

So I have to ask—for sake of evaluating the consistency of Rick Santorum's positions on life—is this an exception he would allow others to pursue?

[Venturer]

GEEEezus H Keeerist, a D&C is not an abortion and no one needs an exception to have one.

Santorum is standing in a crap storm because he is getting ready to lead in the Republican race.

No wonder decent people don’t want to run for President.

[Scotswife]

There is no inconsistency.

Her temp shot up to 105 - she went into labor.
Pitocin was administered to speed up labor.

Prolifers do not believe a mother has to die - despite what pro-choicers say.

[rwilson99]

Under Catholic teaching around medical ethics, a woman is not required to deny treatment that might indirectly effect the child.

For example. A pregnant woman with cancer may get chemotherapy. An expectant mother with a life threatening infection may take antibiotics.

What is an abject evil is to terminate the pregnancy directly.