Women who are raped often don’t even report the crime. And someone who’s been that traumatized might not deal well with a 6-week time crunch.

Fine. The second statement wasn't a defense of the abortion restriction. It was a condemnation of the crime of rape. I don't support that restriction, but I'm also not a Texan.

His “tough on crime” statement was magical thinking. Oh sure, Texas will punish all rapists. Count on it.

He said Texas will "work tirelessly" to see to it that rapists are punished. Not magical, appropriately aspirational for a chief executive and politician.