Ben Carson: Using Fetal Tissue Is Evil, Unless You "Look at the Intent"

"GOP presidential hopeful Ben Carson is struggling to explain what makes Planned Parenthood's facilitation of fetal tissue donation different than his own brain research, which has also relied on samples from aborted fetuses.

Carson, a former neurosurgeon, used 17-week-old fetal tissue samples in a 1992 study seeking to better understand the development of the brain.  That revelation, which was published on Dr. Jen Gunter's blog on Wednesday night, is leading reporters to question why the GOP candidate called fetal tissue research 'disturbing'...

...On Thursday, Carson defended himself to the Washington Post, suggesting that his 1992 study was based on a different 'intent' than Planned Parenthood's work"

eye'm thynkin': Mr. Carson didn't "intend" to get caught in this double standard conundrum.

Read more at Think Progress.