Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said Friday he believes life begins at conception – an apparent switch from his previously held position on abortion, The Messenger reported.
Responding to a question on his abortion stance, Ramaswamy said he has believed life begins at conception since he was a high school student, during a campaign event at a winery in Iowa on Friday, according to The Messenger. Ramaswamy’s position appeared to differ from comments he made in April, when he said during a Fox News interview that life begins when brain waves can be detected, roughly at the six-week mark of pregnancy. (RELATED: Vivek Ramaswamy’s UFO Policy Is Definitely A Nice Idea. But It Won’t Work)
“I believe life begins at conception. I believe that unborn life is life,” Ramaswamy said Friday, according to The Messenger. “I came to those beliefs, actually in my…