'Obamacare is really, I think, the worst thing to happen to the nation since,' Carson says. | REUTERS Carson likens Obamacare to slavery

Dr. Ben Carson, a conservative commentator and neurosurgeon, on Friday likened the health care law to slavery.

“Obamacare is really, I think, the worst thing to happen to the nation since slavery,” Carson said, speaking at the Values Voter Summit. “And it is slavery, in a way.”


Carson, who is African American, added to applause, “It was never about health care. It was about control.”

During an address punctuated with cheers, Carson also said that there’s no such thing as a “war on women.” Smiling, he noted that pregnant women are typically treated politely, and said that the real war is on unborn children.