“As a Christian man, I’m very pro-life. But, man, I struggled with the rape and incest because, you know, I think if it was my daughter — I don’t have any daughters, but if I had a daughter — and that would have been, you know, if it would have been a rape, I think we, as a personally, I would say, ‘No, we’re going to have the baby,’ ” Lujan told TPR’s “The Source,” adding that he believed Texas law does have an exception to protect the life of the mother.

Lujan’s challenger, Democrat Kristian Carranza, called the comment “stunning.”

“Texas women are dying, fleeing the state and being forced to carry rape and incest-related pregnancies because of extreme politicians like John Lujan,” Carranza responded. “I come from a family of strong women, and if I’ve learned anything while block walking all over House District 118, it’s that John Lujan should never underestimate the power of Texas women.”

Source: Texas state representative said he would force women to give birth after rape | TPR