Ted Cruz blasts Trump's abortion comments: 'He'll say anything just to get attention'

Sarah D. | 6:01 PM on March 30, 2016

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As Twitchy told you, Donald Trump landed himself in hot water today — on both sides of the aisle — when he said that if abortion were illegal, “there has to be some form of punishment” for a woman who gets an abortion. For many pro-lifers, that flies in the face of what the pro-life movement is about. For them, it’s not about punishing women, but about helping them and promoting the sanctity of life:

Every woman and child has dignity and worth. Pro-life movement offers support, hope, healing to those caught in a culture that devalues life

— Sarah Torre (@sarahtorre) March 30, 2016

And as Twitchy told you, facing the backlash, Trump backpedaled sharply, saying that the abortion practitioner — not the woman — “would be held legally responsible” if abortion were banned.

Well, anyway, Ted Cruz took notice of Trump’s flailing recklessness and issued a statement of his own:

We shouldn’t be talking about punishing women; we should affirm their dignity and gift to bring life into the world https://t.co/OwWR96YTF0

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 30, 2016