| − | Rick Santorum and his wife Karen are the parents of seven children: Elizabeth, John, Daniel, Sarah Maria, Peter, Patrick and Isabella. | + | |
| | + | Rick Santorum and his wife Karen are the parents of seven children: Elizabeth, John, Daniel, Sarah Maria, Peter, Patrick and Isabella. In keeping with his conservative, pro life stance, Santorum counts as his eighth child Gabriel, who sadly lost his life due to an infection contracted in the womb. The Santorum family's struggle with the sadness of a miscarriage, and their decision to mourn the baby as a human being, served as an inspiration to other families struggling with the pain of losing a child in the womb. On the other hand, the criticism Santorum received from pro abortion journalists, such as liberal "gotcha reporter" Alan Colmes<ref>www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=48506</ref>, who accused Santorum of "playing" with his dead child's body, has been fierce. Public sentiment, however, is firmly in Santorum's column.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/media-blog/286998/alan-colmes-apologizes-rick-santorum-greg-pollowitz</ref> |