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trof

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Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:12 PM Jul 2012

Rmoney on women's rights.

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Meet the Press Dec 16, 2007

Q: Why such a dramatic and profound change after pledging never to waiver on a woman’s right to choose?

A: I was always personally opposed to abortion, as I think almost everyone in this nation is. And the question for me was, what is the role of government? And it was quite theoretical and philosophical to consider what the role of government should be in this regard, and I felt that the Supreme Court had spoken and that government shouldn’t be involved and let people make their own decision.

That all made a lot of sense to me.

Then I became governor and the theoretical became reality. A bill came to my desk which related to the preservation of life. I recognized that I simply could not be part of an effort that would cause the destruction of human lift. And I didn’t hide from that change of heart. I recognize it’s a change. Every piece of legislation which came to my desk in the coming years as the governor, I came down on the side of preserving the sanctity of life.
http://www.ontheissues.org/Governor/Mitt_Romney_Abortion.htm
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Rmoney on women's rights. (Original Post) trof Jul 2012 OP
LOL! LeftofObama Jul 2012 #1

LeftofObama

(4,243 posts)
1. LOL!
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:36 PM
Jul 2012

"Every piece of legislation which came to my desk in the coming years as the governor, I came down on the side of preserving the sanctity of life. "

In other words.....

"I knew being elected governor was just the first step before I ran for president. I needed to get the teabagger vote and I knew that if I didn't toe the teabagger line they wouldn't vote for me, so I decided to sign every piece of right wing legislation I could get my hands on. In fact, I can quote chapter and verse from the teabagger manual. Now shut up and feed my dancing horse!"

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