– Ben Carson, in an interview with Fox News on the sidelines of the Conservative Political Action Conference, warned Thursday that the "morality of our society" is at stake in the abortion debate that has surged back onto the floors of state legislatures and Congress. “I think it’s a critical issue because we are talking about the morality of our society,” Dr. Carson told Fox News. — Ben Carson, HUD secretaryCarson’s comments come after the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act stalled amid Democratic opposition in Congress. The bill, which would exempt the mother from prosecution, also would have required practitioners to "ensure that the child born alive is immediately transported and admitted to a hospital." In response, President Trump tweeted: "This will be remembered as one of the most shocking votes in the history of Congress."

Source: Fox News February 28, 2019 21:21 UTC