What was mandated? You were asked, returned, and ignored it.
Yes, but given the fact it was required by law and provided since 1981 in Massachusetts (and I don’t know how long in the other 16 states mentioned), abortion assistance was given to low-income women with or without this reform bill. It is a red herring. It simply made no difference. I know we are all for Federalism, but not when the blue states makes their own laws we don’t agree with, I guess.
It is also interesting that this same abortion assistance is provided in several other states with GOP governors, but they are given a free pass, while Romney is not. Only Romney is expected to break long-standing laws and go against his constituency it seems.
-redgirlinabluestate