Abortion remarks by Garrett Soldano, a Republican candidate for Michigan governor, went viral, creating controversy in a crowded gubernatorial primary race.

Soldano said during a recent interview on the podcast Face the Facts with April Moss that was circulated Monday by Heartland Signal that he wants to promote a culture that lets women know “how heroic they are and how unbelievable that they are — that God put them in this moment” if they become pregnant after rape.