Posted on 10/10/2012 2:24:21 PM PDT by NYer
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made his pro-life views clear today in response to a question from a reporter on the campaign trail in Ohio.
Romney said he would govern as a pro-life president, de-fund the nation’s largest abortion company, and reinstate a policy preventing taxpayer funding of international abortion promotion efforts on the part of Planned Parenthood.
“I think I’ve said time and again that I’m a pro-life candidate and I’ll be a pro-life president. The actions I’ll take immediately is to remove funding for Planned Parenthood. It will not be part of my budget. And also I’ve indicated that I will reverse the Mexico City position of the president. I will reinstate the Mexico City policy which keeps us from using foreign aid for abortions overseas,” he said, according to Politico.
Earlier in the day, a spokeswoman for Governor Mitt Romney said the presidential candidate will be a pro-life president, a stark contrast the pro-abortion record President Barack Obama has built up during his time in the White House.
Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul has emailed out a statement about Romney to multiple media outlets after the liberal Des Moines Register newspaper ran a quote from Romney attempting to paint him as less than pro-life.
“Gov. Romney would of course support legislation aimed at providing greater protections for life,” Saul told National Review.
In a comment to NBC News, Saul added, “Mitt Romney is proudly pro-life, and he will be a pro-life president.”
Those comments are not going over very well with the nation’s top pro-abortion groups, which are working aggressively to defeat Romney because of his pro-life positions against abortion, abortion funding and taxpayer funding for the nation’s biggest abortion business.
Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL, said of Romney, “we cannot trust him to lead our country.”
“Romney has repeatedly supported overturning Roe v. Wade and would appoint Supreme Court Justices who share his anti-choice views. If that wasn’t enough, Romney chose Congressman Paul Ryan, someone who co-sponsored and repeatedly voted for the Federal Abortion Ban, as his running mate for President,” Keenan continued.
Keenan said NARAL “will engage its over one-million member activists to remind voters of Romney’s true anti-choice agenda.”
Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood is out today with a blog post attacking Romney and laying out how he opposes abortion and wants to overturn Roe v. Wade.
On a number of occasions, Romney has reiterated his position and desire to overturn Roe v. Wade, thereby ending safe and legal abortion.
- During a 2012 Republican primary presidential debate in New Hampshire, Romney said, “Do I believe the Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade? Yes, I do.” [ABC, New Hampshire GOP Presidential Debate, 1/7/12]
- On the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, Romney released a statement saying, “Today marks the 39th anniversary of one of the darkest moments in Supreme Court history, when the court in Roe v. Wade claimed authority over the fundamental question regarding the rights of the unborn.” [LifeNews, 1/22/12]
- He called Roe, “Bad Law and Bad Medicine.” Romney: “I support the reversal of Roe v. Wade, because it is bad law and bad medicine. Roe was a misguided ruling that was a result of a small group of activist federal judges legislating from the bench.” [National Review, 6/18/11]
- When asked if the repeal of Roe v. Wade would be a good day for America, former Gov. Romney responded, “Absolutely.” [MSNBC, Transcript of GOP Presidential Debate in California, 5/3/07]
As recently as January, Romney has pledge to overturn Roe v. Wade, and as president, he would have the power to appoint Supreme Court judges that could support his extreme agenda. We can’t afford to see what four years of a Romney presidency is like; in fact, we can’t afford to see what one day of a Romney presidency looks like!
Make no mistake, Romney wants to “get rid of” Planned Parenthood, repeal Obamacare “on day one,”…
Earlier this year, Romney laid out the pro-life agenda he would take as president.
FYI Ping!
His statements on some issues contradict earlier statements
he once said he liked some parts of Obamacare and said he didn’t plan to do anything about abortion
And we will hold you to it, President Romney!
THis is just people speculating. I don’t see where Romney said he’d work to overturn roe v wade. This is a scare tactic article!
And, bring EPA to their knees.
He's trying to make me take back every bad thing I've ever said about him.
Keep it up, governor.
Just remember to keep your word come January. God heard what you said.
If he would now just come out in favor of protecting marriage, I suppose I could vote for him and pretend that if and when he fails to keep the promises that I believed him.
Will ya, now?
How do you figure to do that, exactly?
How is a direct quote from a nominee “just people speculating” ?
And that is surprising how?
You can believe as much of it as you like.
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Perhaps he's studying Korean! :) |
This is The Onion or Scappleface right ???
LOL
Ok, I missed something. Will retread more carefully. Thanks.
Perhaps he has 'evolved' on these issues. Look, if he makes such a statement in his run as president, rest assured the msm will hold his feet to fire should he vacillate.
Well, you already know what to expect from Obama. Do you want another 4 years of that?
I doubt he’s every had any strong feelings on the issue, but looks like this is the position he intends to stick with now.
Is it worth borrowing from China to pay for abortions overseas?
No. But I cannot vote for Romney either with his history on some basic items. If he needs my vote in Tennessee, he has lost anyway.
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