What is Romney's Agenda on Abortion?

Abortion remains an issue in the presidential campaign. One reason is Mitt Romney's stance on the issue.

The once pro-choice and now pro-life candidate wants Roe v. Wade overturned, but he does not want the United States Supreme Court to outlaw or limit abortion. Instead, he wants to return to the pre-Roe status quo in which states decide abortion policy.

During Thursday's vice-presidential debate, moderator Martha Raddatz asked Republican candidate Paul Ryan if Americans who believe abortion should remain legal should be fearful of a Romney administration.

"We don't think that unelected judges should make this decision; that people through their elected representatives in reaching a consensus in society through the democratic process should make this determination," Ryan said.

Ryan's carefully worded response expresses Romney's position that the error of Roe v. Wade was to nationalize abortion policy.

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tamiam

I think the States should have alot of the pwers that be back. This one included.
Casmige

I think men should ALSO have the right to Abortion…..not just the "oven".

Yes it's a Women's Body, but it was also her decision to fly open her legs & JOIN in the act of making a Fetus & it simply should not end a Man's rights & "choice" with any subsequent conception: It took BOTH to make "It" it shouldn't be the lone prerogative of the Women to make a decision on either bringing to term or aborting the fetus.

It's just as much the man's right & choice in the matter & it should be thoroughly agitated in the legal system.

I also think that the 14th Amendment against involuntary servitude is being violated against Men who are being forced to pay child-support and the like for 18 years for a fetus brought to term when they should also, logically, have the right to also "choose".

The Right to choose afforded for one but not the other is gender discrimination & a rights violation.

I think "contraception" is a personal choice…& that it should ALSO be paid for by that sole person wanting to engage in using whatever contraception they choose…pre or post coitus engagement.
Gov't should not pay partially nor fully for one red Lincoln cent of a persons personal choices.
It's simply NOT the least bit to be concerned with "health-care" as much as choosing to use toothpaste (or not) is "health-care" in the prevention of cavities & dental problems.
…..& certainly at least not for the innocent that is brutally murdered at the whim & notion of some-one unable to step-up to their responsibilities once the legs have flown open to get them to that "Place" of choice.
If it's just an indiscriminate lump of tissue…then why does it have its OWN "Heart-Beat"…
Liberals….& liberalism: For a Certainty a sadistic distinct mental disorder
Un-believable how devolved, trashy & degenerated this once fine Country has become.
mallen11

The federal government already is putting us into slavery. Abortion should not be the main issue in politics. Abortion causes too many people to "panic" about how a candidate will be as our president. If our churches were teaching the Word of God correctly, this would not be a political issue. There are other issues far more important like which candidate will lead us into slavery? Who will decide if we get medical care or not? Will the muslims be given free reign and with Sharia Law and their attitude towards women? Will our taxes be so high we will not be able to support our families so we have to be dependent on the government? Do you want to eat cheese, beans and powdered milk everyday? Do you think -0 will cut out abortions? Who will you vote for where your vote will count? Or will you vote emotionally because Romney wants the issue of abortion given back to the States? If you want slavery then don't vote or write in your vote and you will have -0 for four more years and there will be no America as we know it. You will NOT have a choice regarding abortion if you vote for -0.
The main issue is honoring and worshipping the Lord Jesus Christ through the knowledge of His Word and it needs to be taught in every church in our land or we will continue to be destroyed and disciplined by God.

Acts 17:24-25
"The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of
heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; nor
is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself
gives to all people life and breath and all things;
- aceituna
  
  Most important in the above list — allowing Sharia Law –Taxes and Healthcare are also on top. The Welfare System is definitely leading us right into slavery to the the govt. These need to be stopped. As far as abortion is concerned — people need to be educated that it is murder, but education should be a state and local concern. If some communities or states vote to allow abortion let them suffer the consequences. Most states leaning left are going broke. That is exactly what will happed to these because they will end up funding many of these abortions. The consequence would be that they would not be able to fund anything including much that should be funded. God sends consequences for any evil action that we do. We not recognize the consequences right away, but when we do —-
  - mallen11
    
    Good assessment but it still goes back to the teaching in the home and churches.
    - aceituna
      
      Correct, but the community should also back the parents and church.
Steve03

Romney's position on abortion? Whatever it takes to get your vote!
Romney is a mirror, in which each anrgy white male finds himself. If elected, he'll govern just as he did in Massachusetts — prochoice.
- Evermyrtle
  
  I am a angry Christina White Woman. Most of my pro-Romney voters are male. The females who I have talked feels the same as I do about the Mormon. Obama blames everything on Bushh, you blame everything on women, Why do you hate us so much.
  - Steve03
    
    I don't hate anyone, least of all women. My mother was one. Now as for who hates women, have you read the Republican platform?
Evermyrtle

My question: who would GOD favor if either one?. There is so much involved here. A man who has claimed all of his life to be a christian the other always a anti-GOD, although he lied ans said he was a Christian both are pro-abortion. Why would GOD choose though one who claimed all of his life to be a Christian but as far back as I can remember has been pro-murder of unborn babies. There is also the Obamacare insurance ans the Romneycare insurance. I am sure that GOD will have nothing to do with either unless they repent.
- daves
  
  Why do you think God chose President Obama last time?
  
  Romans 13:1-14
  Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.
  - Deborah
    
    Perhaps to teach us a good lesson daves. Let us pray we have learned that lesson and oust the Marxist on November 6th.
  - Barney
    
    Our highest authority in the USA is our constitution and bill of rights. When any human governing authority goes contrary to them I have to stand against them.
    - daves
      
      Did the Patriot Act convince you to vote against President Bush in 2004? What about detaining people without the right to a speedy trial?
      - Evermyrtle
        
        Who are you talking to that you know voted for Bush? You ask so many questions, do you know anything, or are you trying to pick somebody's brains. You are great at quoting scriptures, likely just copy them out of the Bible to make us think you are a Christian. but it all goes back to the kind of fruit a tree bares.
      - daves
        
        My response was to Barney. I do not know if he voted for President Bush in 2004, that is why I am asking.
  - aceituna
    
    What if God had allowed Hillary Clinton to win the nomination in 2008, and what if she had won the presidency? From my reading I have gleamed that BO is being foolish by what he doing with the presidency and is bringing his low marks in the polls etc. upon himself. Since both have nearly the same agenda is Hillary had won and in turn won the presidency she would be working towards the same goals that BO has been these last 4 years. The only difference is that she is much more clever than OB and would not have made the stupid mistakes OB made which is lowering his poll numbers. She would be pulling the wool over our eyes so that she would probably have great expectations of winning in 2012. I wonder is God allowed BO to win so that our eyes could be opened to the agenda of both of these people and thereby give us a chance to correct the mistake of voting in a Left candidate who promises the moon and gives us heartburn. We all need to vote for the person on the right even if we are not in complete agreement with him.
  - Evermyrtle
    
    GOD did not choose Clinton to be president, he only did not stop us as fools from choosing him. He allow us to make mistakes. At times HE protects us from disaster but usually allows us to make fools out of ourselves if we refuse to listen to HIM.
    
    I cannot figure out why an anti-GOD person thinks he can preach OR EXPLAIN HIS WORD.
    - daves
      
      You don't believe the bible when it says that all authority has been instituted by God?
      - Evermyrtle
        
        GOD, when HE chooses, has all authority but He allows us to make choices. If HE used HIS power so that we would do HIS will, in all things we would be robots and there would be no salvation, no resurrection because we had no choice to act. HE gives us the choice to choose evil or good, when we vote I am not sure that GOD has anything to do with elections, because what do we need with a president when we have HIM, the KING,the RULER of all the universe. If we trusted HIM and followed HIM we would need no other leader. HE lets us choose
        and we make such bad choices, that is why the world is in such a mess. If we allowed HIM or if we obeyed HIM we would not be in the end dayd, just before the return of HIS SON. All the turmoil in the universe is because our refusal to heed what HE tells us. In the last four years, alone we have made enough evil legal laws, that would be enough to condemn us as a free nation.
- Deborah
  
  Evermyrtle, What we do know is that Obama voted against the legislation that would protect babies born alive after an attempted abortion. Obama is the pro-death candidate. The Republican platform stands for life. It opposes same-sex marriage. Romney is not a Marxist. He loves his country as opposed to Obama who is anti-Christian and anti-American. It is not the time to not vote just because we want to make a "statement". We absolutely must get rid of Obama. We'll keep Romney's feet to the fire later on. The financial cliff looms….we do not have time to talk third party candidates or the luxury of staying home in protest. A vote for a third party candidate or staying at home is another vote for Obama. Then, the day after the vote, what will we tell our children and grandchildren? Vote Romney/Ryan! Perfect, No. But we are not voting for a pastor, we are electing a president.
  - Evermyrtle
    
    Romney claims to be pro-life but doesn't think such as wade versus Roe should be done away with. Check it out. GOD will not stand for half measures. All, I mean all of my family is pushing Romney. I have kept up with his shenanigans before and since he decided to run for president. Romney, too has told lies, and switch back and forth in what he supports. Smear a little paint over a cracked plate, the plate will remain cracked and has Romneycare insurance plan. Yes I do know of all of the ant-GOD anti-America things that he has signed into law. Sort of like looking for a clean outfit to put on, one is just a little dirties that the other.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_O24NYT5HOQNDEJ3TUT5QOTLOF4 TM

obama should have been aborted and i don't like women who has abortion because of being stupid.

I would have loved knowing this POS barack hussein obama never existed but his white trash mother had him.
- Paster Dwayne
  
  And to think I went to school with her in the 9th grade, John Marshal intermediate, in Wichita , KS
- Evermyrtle
  
  I'm surprised that his mother didn't abort him but from the history that I have read,she was much like he is
Mys77

I have to say…. what we should be doing is getting it through the heads of young men and women to be responsible if they are to engage in sexaul relations…. they are responsible for the consequences. And that means NOT killing the innocent because they foolishly engaged in sex without taking precautions, having sex with somone you don't even know nor have a "mature and commited relationship with." In some ways we are going backwards when in comes to teaching people to cherish life, and how life begins. When we give the message that life is easily ended….with no guilt, shame, or loss…. what will come next??? Elderly, handicapped, the mentally challenged??? Stop the madness…. grow up people… you really want to kill babies in the womb as no big deal???
- daves
  
  That wouldn't do anything for married or committed people who have abortions.
John J Flanagan

In the area of abortion, I do not favor states' rights on this issue. Some liberal, Democratic controlled states like Massachusetts and California would continue to allow the destruction of unborn children, while more conservative states like Texas and Arizona would protect life. A Federal Constitutionally protected amendment prohibiting abortion is needed. In this regard, I would part ways with Romney on giving abortion over to the whims of states.
John J Flanagan

A follow-up comment to the earlier post: If abortion is left to the states, people desiring an abortion would simply drive in their cars to the states that allow it. For the unborn child, this is still a destructive allowance. As a Christian, I remain pro-life and we need Federal legislation to contain it throughout the United States.
- Vladimir
  
  We haven't been able to outlaw abortion at the national level and it's been years since Roe v. Wade.
  
  Let us make SOME progress. Return the decision to murder the unborn to the states. Many will outlaw it. Those that don't will slowly become cesspools until the people wake up and open their eyes to their evil.
  
  The argument that people will just cross state lines for abortions can be applied to national borders also. We need to stop becoming a national cesspool. At least return the decision to the states.
- David
  
  There is no Constitutional way to outlaw all abortions by the Federal government. This is not a moral statement, but a legal one. The best the federal government can do while staying within the Constitution is to prevent abortions on federal property and prevent someone from crossing state lines to have a abortion using its authority to regulate interstate commerce. All other powers to regulate abortion are left to the states. I am not a supporter of Mr. Romney (nor President Obama), but this is the only constitutional position.
  
  Do I think all abortions should be outlawed? YES! But the federal government does not have the authority to do it.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004047180339 John Adams

Abortion is one of our national sins. We need to repent and totally ban abortions. Abortion is the murder of pre-born children.
Laird

The Mayans and Incans engaged in sacrifice of babies to their false gods. Anyone can say that the extinction of these civilizations was the result of several factors, like the Spaniards. But, I would say that God allowed their enemies to destroy them because of the murder of innocents! God help us!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Carol-Jean-Goodwin/1513718033 Carol Jean Goodwin

No tax dollars should be used to end the life of any unborn or partially born child. This makes taxpayers participants, willing or not in the death of millions of our most innocent. This should fall on the mother of the infant, only.
bitterclinger

Just another classic copout from a liberal in conservative clothing…. he gets to "claim" that he's pro-life while at the same time allowing liberal states to continue slaughtering the unborn.
Schawminator

If we can get to the point where the power of the people goes back to the states then we will have pro-queer states and pro-abortion states then our society of degenerates and sexual deviants will just die off. If the majority of these legislative decisions went back to the states where they belong, how would California survive if they were to hold themselves responsible.
- aceituna
  
  It wouldn't survive. The good people would leave. Those left behind would probably destroy themselves. California would probably become a wilderness as has happened to many civilizations in the past.
  - Schawminator
    
    And history may verify what you said because if you don't know history you can repeat all the bad stuff again and again. Think of Greece, Spain and France as a referance point for current events…