I am so sick of this canard, although you've added an even more dishonest twist with your "splice the anwers to two different questions together again". Piers didn't do ANYTHING of the kind. Nobody misquoted Cain in that interview, they were all Cain's words.
And it had NOTHING to do with adoption. Cain explained exactly what he THOUGHT Morgan was asking, and what he was answering, and it had nothing to do with adoption.
On the other hand, it is always a good idea to try to get the transcript, because it COULD be a partial quote in this particular article.
Of course, this answer does SOUND like Cain, who often punts the hard questions by claiming he'd leave it to the states, even when that makes no sense.
MORGAN: But you’ve had children, grandchildren. If one of your female children, grand children was raped, you would honestly want her to bring up that baby as her own? (2nd question)
CAIN: You’re mixing two things here, Piers?
MORGAN: Why?
CAIN: You’re mixing —
MORGAN: That’s what it comes down to.
CAIN: No, it comes down to it’s not the government’s role or anybody else’s role to make that decision. Secondly, if you look at the statistical incidents, you’re not talking about that big a number. So what I’m saying is it ultimately gets down to a choice that that family or that mother has to make. (answer to second question)
(question one for those following along at home)
MORGAN: Abortion. What’s your view of abortion?
CAIN: I believe that life begins at conception. And abortion under no circumstances. And here’s why —
MORGAN: No circumstances?
CAIN: No circumstances.
MORGAN: Because many of your fellow candidates — some of them qualify that.
CAIN: They qualify but —
MORGAN: Rape and incest.
CAIN: Rape and incest.
MORGAN: Are you honestly saying — again, it’s a tricky question, I know.
CAIN: Ask the tricky question.