With T18, most doctors would recommend abortion, and most parents would choose abortion -- Santorum's point is that they should not, with his family as a model. Rick Santorum's daughter, Bella, afflicted with a chromosomal disorder, was taken to the hospital for the second time during this campaign. 93-4) and other "socialized" systems as evidence that ObamaCare would withhold treatment. Santorum canceled events in late January after Bella was rushed to a Virginia hospital when she developed pneumonia in both lungs.

So let's look at Santorum's two policy prescriptions above based on the two realities that we point out that Santorum does not address: -- Jesse Gordon, jesse@OnTheIssues.org, August 2015, Never Enough: Trump and the Pursuit of Success, Chris Christie: The Inside Story of His Rise to Power. “The Santorums are truly overwhelmed by the prayers and support they've received.”. 2 years ago.

But many birth defects and disabilities can be treated (as Bella's were, with pre-natal surgery).

©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. Santorum wrote this book with his wife Karen, who in fact had already written another book about another ill child: Letters to Gabriel, about their son who, several years prior to Bella's birth, died two hours after being born, of severe birth defects unrelated to T18. Santorum is home in Virginia for the Easter holiday.

"The family requests prayers and privacy as Bella works her way to recovery.".

GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Tuesday morning that he will return to the campaign trail today, after taking a four-day break to be with his sick daughter Bella.

Santorum's anti-ObamaCare argument has a serious flaw that all of his complaints about Bella's care were pre-ObamaCare. Because of these accommodations, Bella only needs to be taken to the hospital when her condition is very serious, a person familiar with the situation told NBC News. I myself come from a family with a disabled child, and my current wife has a disabled daughter (my stepdaughter) -- so I am familiar with the disability issues that Santorum describes.

The 3-year-old was taken to a Virginia hospital Friday with pneumonia. The former Pennsylvania senator and his wife, Karen, made the announcement through the Santorum campaign. Rick Santorum ends bid for GOP nomination Trisomy 18 in spotlight after Rick Santorum's daughter Bella hospitalized. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. ). I think those expenses are all well-justified and that there should be more "rights" -- and Santorum explicitly agrees -- but I acknowledge that it's a burden on society -- and I acknowledge that demanding rights is the same as being selfish -- yes, I selfishly believe that society should bear some of the burden for people with disabilities. While the Santorum family is a wonderful model for dealing with children with disabilities, they preach that others should do the same because it's, in effect, selfish to do otherwise. Santorum has two policy points in this book: Santorum avoided talking about Bella in 2012 because he did not want to commit the political sin of "trotting out the dead uncle" (i.e.

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Santorum, in contrast, doesn't discuss the burden on society, focusing on the burden on his family -- which he bears willingly and joyfully -- and preaching that other families should do the same. Santorum said Tuesday afternoon that Bella had recovered after a … You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Santorum offers examples from the Canadian system and how it denies services, then extrapolates that to a warning about ObamaCare -- but one could find plenty of examples of BETTER care in Canada (I myself have experienced hospital care in France, Israel, and Finland -- all countries with socialized healthcare -- and have been more than satisfied with all three! Abortion sometimes occurs to avoid raising children with disabilities.

(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File). Romney is far ahead of Santorum in the race for delegates to the Republican National Convention and is the party's likely nominee.

Her disabilities are severe: "she can't wash herself, dress herself, stand on her own, crawl, walk, feed herself, or tell us how she feels or where it hurts," Santorum describes (p. 229).

Carrie Severino: Why is Biden still stonewalling on the Supreme Court. FILE - In this June 6, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum holds his daughter Isabella in Somerset. "Rick and his wife Karen have taken their daughter Bella to the hospital," Santorum Communications Director Hogan Gidley said in a statement. ObamaCare will also sometimes discourage treatment for children with severe disabilities, since treating children with fatal diseases is not cost-effective.

The book is authored by Santorum and his wife, Karen Santorum, and co-authored by their daughter, Elizabeth Santorum. Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul said Monday the campaign asked TV stations over the weekend to pull the ad and replace it with a positive, pro-Romney spot.

The Santorums have medical equipment in their Virginia home and and a nurse on call that can tend to Bella. Rick Santorum has a 7-year-old daughter, Bella, born with Trisomy-18, known as T18, which causes permanent physical and mental disabilities. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Santorum is home in Virginia for the Easter holiday. The daughter of former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, Bella has Trisomy 18, or Edwards syndrome, and doctors thought she would die at birth. Rick Santorum has a 7-year-old daughter, Bella, born with Trisomy-18, known as T18, which causes permanent physical and mental disabilities. Trisomy-18 is more deadly than the more common Trisomy-21, which causes Down's Syndrome, and also causes more severe disabilities. But I am also familiar with the reality that my parents spent hundreds of hours struggling for "rights" for my disabled brother -- and my wife spends the same effort struggling for my stepdaughter's "rights." Santorum complains that ObamaCare would deny healthcare for both Gabriel and Bella -- but this book details how the pre-ObamaCare system did exactly that! Legal Statement. 'Bella's Gift': Santorum Daughter Beats the Odds Sen. Rick Santorum and his wife Karen discuss their new book inspired by their daughter, Bella, who has survived a rare genetic disorder.

We “are happy to announce that their daughter Bella has been discharged from the hospital and returned home earlier Monday evening,” said Hogan Gidley, the campaign’s national communications director. Santorum carries a photo of Bella and often says she wasn't expected to live beyond her first birthday.