Cenk Uygur
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Ted Cruz On Birth Control: "We Don’t Have A Rubber Shortage"
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6:09Now PlayingDuring a town hall meeting in Iowa, Ted Cruz took it upon himself to answer a question on contraceptives. He claimed that there was no “rubber shortage” in America, and never met a conservative that was against contraceptives. Ana Kasparian (The Point) and John Iadarola (Think Tank) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
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“Presidential candidate Ted Cruz took a question about women's access to birth control and turned it into an attack against Democrats Monday, saying at an Iowa town that they've manufactured a war on women and falsely painted conservatives as the "condom police."
"Last I checked, we don’t have a rubber shortage in America. Look, when I was in college, we had a machine in the bathroom, you put 50 cents in and voila. So, yes, anyone who wants contraceptives can access them, but it’s an utter made-up nonsense issue,” Cruz said at a campaign stop in Bettendorf, Iowa.
The Republican senator from Texas used humor to explain his stance, subtly referencing his own use of family planning.
"Now, listen, I have been a conservative my entire life,” Cruz said. “I have never met anybody, any conservative, who wants to ban contraceptives. As I noted, Heidi and I, we have two little girls. I’m very glad we don’t have 17.”
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