A World of Harm for Women

[Gerald]

If Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate, Representative Paul Ryan, were to win next month’s election, the harm to women’s reproductive rights would extend far beyond the borders of the United States.

In this country, they would support the recriminalization of abortion with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and they would limit access to contraception and other services. But they have also promised to promote policies abroad that would affect millions of women in the world’s poorest countries, where lack of access to contraception, prenatal care and competent help at childbirth often results in serious illness and thousands of deaths yearly. And the wreckage would begin on Day 1 of a Romney administration.

Mr. Romney has pledged that, on his first day in the White House, he would reinstate the “global gag rule,” the odious restriction that has been used to deny federal money for family-planning work abroad to any organization that provided information, advice, referrals or services for legal abortion or supported the legalization of abortion, even using its own money.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/20/op...for-women.html


Note: October 19, 2012

[AVGWarhawk]

Opinion column. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Right or wrong.

[Oberon]

Needs more binders.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Opinion column. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Right or wrong.

What he has indeed announced he would do, is no opinion, but now historic fact you can quote from the archives. Question is whether or not there are powers fighting him from making his declared plans true.

[AVGWarhawk]

I'm lazy. Please site where Willard would do these things.

[Takeda Shingen]

Romney on Roe v Wade:

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2...tive-audience/

Romney on global gag rule, aka Mexico City Policy:

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/politic...raws-criticism

It's always about abortion with the neocons. They claim otherwise but it is always about social issues.

[CaptainMattJ.]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I'm lazy. Please site where Willard would do these things.

not to be rude, but had you been following any of his plans on the critical issues youd wouldnt need to ask that question, as he and the republican party (who honestly make romney a puppet, turning him from his more moderate stance years ago to the ideologies the republican party shares today) have said numerous times that they want to make any abortion illegal and cut any and all funding to planned parenthood and many organizations that promote contraception in people who dont want and cant care for children, especially teens.

[August]

Gerald if you keep posting those opinion pieces you should change your Subsim Newsman designation to "Subsim political shill"...

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by CaptainMattJ.

not to be rude, but had you been following any of his plans on the critical issues youd wouldnt need to ask that question, as he and the republican party (who honestly make romney a puppet, turning him from his more moderate stance years ago to the ideologies the republican party shares today) have said numerous times that they want to make any abortion illegal and cut any and all funding to planned parenthood and many organizations that promote contraception in people who dont want and cant care for children, especially teens.

So don't be rude. Understand abortion is not a critical issue for me. Roe v Wade discussions and what any president or would be president has been used fordecades as a tool. In the sense that a candidate will spew out abolishing to energize his base to obtain support and nomination. Others use this piece of legislation to energize opposition to turn support away from a candidate. There is really nothing different here from decades past with the same questions, answers, themes and ideology. What a great time to throw out a article like this when the women's votes(polls) appear to be swinging Willard's way. See this article for what it is. Read what Take posted. Some issues are paramount to some where others are not. Abortion, getting rubbers to kids and making sure women have day after pills is not in the forefront of my concerns.