Ott's views on the partial-birth abortion ban and gay rights were not nearly as conservative as are Connelly's.

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He has supported several measures to restrict abortion rights, ban partial-birth abortion and define human fetuses as children (with attendant government-provided health benefits).

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Was it because Mr. Santorum, who authored the federal ban on partial-birth abortion and opposes gay marriage, was too conservative on social issues?

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