Romney Statement on Abortion Contradicts Ryan’s Earlier Stance

[maddezmom]

Source: NYT

Romney Statement on Abortion Contradicts Ryan’s Earlier Stance
By TRIP GABRIEL and MICHAEL D. SHEAR
A campaign statement that neither Mitt Romney nor Representative Paul D. Ryan opposes abortion in rape cases contradicts Mr. Ryan’s earlier position on the issue.

The statement was issued late Sunday in response to a widely condemned comment earlier in the day by Representative Todd Akin, the Republican Senate nominee from Missouri, that in cases of what he called “legitimate rape,’’ women’s bodies reject a pregnancy. Mr. Akin was explaining why he opposes abortion in the case of rape.

“Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan disagree with Mr. Akin’s statement, and a Romney-Ryan administration would not oppose abortion in instances of rape,’’ a Romney campaign spokeswoman, Amanda Henneberg, wrote.

Although Mr. Romney has stated this position before, Mr. Ryan, a seven-term congressman from Wisconsin, has opposed abortion in the case of rape. During his first run for the seat in 1998, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported that he opposed abortions in all cases except to save the life of the mother.


Read more: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/20/romney-statement-on-abortion-appears-to-contradict-ryans-earlier-position/

[bucolic_frolic]

1. ANOTHER RETROACTIVE RELEASE

just like the RETROACTIVE RESIGNATION from Bain Capital

These guys really do know how to lie, amend, cheat

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. (pic) Ryan and Akin teamed up redefining rape for women so men can restrict abortions

[d_r]

3. Romney statement on abortion contradicts Romney's earlier stance

I mean come on. Wide stance and all that.

[kestrel91316]

4. We all know damned well a Rmoney/Ryan admin would oppose ALL

abortion. Period.

If you think otherwise, you are just plain stupid. They will tell any lies they need to to get elected.

[kiranon]

6. Agree. If not directly, by appointments to the Supreme Court. Criminalizing

birth control is right behind. I saw this when I was young and worked to change the law so birth control and abortion would be legal. Can't believe we are arguing these points again in 2012. It's also the way Republicans will get women out of the work force freeing up positions for men. The unemployment statistics will down along with many women's dreams of what they could have been. Unless like in Japan, women stop having children.

[kestrel91316]

7. I am glad I never had children. I wouldn't want to have to try to explain

to a daughter how we managed to backpedal so fast to the Dark Ages........

[bushisanidiot]

5. Tweedle Dee And Tweedle Dum haven't been able to get their stories straight

since they paired up.