Romney says abortion legal for mother's health

AP ^ | Aug 27 | DONNA CASSATA

[xzins]

Romney says abortion legal for mother's health DONNA CASSATA August 27, 2012 6:43 PM EDT Copyright 2012 Lubbock Online. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney says he is in favor of abortion in cases of rape, incest and thehealth and life of the mother.

The presidential candidate's addition of the health of the mother is certain to raise questions about Romney'sposition among conservatives. Health can be broadly defined and, in fact, running mate Paul Ryan has challenged the health exception as a major loophole.

Romney commented in an interview Monday with CBS News. The network released Romney's comments before its evening broadcast.

Romney's position on abortion rights has evolved. When he ran for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, he backed abortion rights. As a presidential candidate, he has opposed abortion rights and says the Supreme Court should reverse the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.

[AuH2ORepublican]

“If Mittens appoints another judge like every judge he’s already appointed, will they overturn Roe v. Wade?”

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Romney will have a Republican Senate, and he will nominate conservatives to SCOTUS and the rest of the federal judiciary—in fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if he let the Federalist Society do the vetting for him. Romney nominated liberals in Massachusetts because the Senate was 80% Democrat and he wanted his picks to be confirmed. I have no illusions of Romney being a principled conservative, but for once his go-along-to-get-along instinct will inure to our benefit.

[kenavi]

The “rape & incest” meme, is a red herring, never before proposed in legislation, so there’s no point in debating a fraudulent position.”

Could you explain? Thanks.

[so_real]

You're saying that this RINO man here has sinned, therefore, run headlong into the arms of the Marxist Devil!

What a bazaar thought. We've been fighting the "Marxist Devil" for almost four years now. And, we've installed some fresh fighters into the Legislature (and managed to defeat the Sea Treaty even with the RINOs working for it). We're poised to install more fighters in November. You may view it as running into the arms of the "Marxist Devil", but we view it as continuing the fight we started rather than succumbing to the next wave of socialist advances made unhindered by a member of our own party. Where you see surrender, we see fight. Where you see fight, we see surrender. But one thing we all have in common is the desire to fight.

[JustSayNoToNannies]

“Stop. From what I read, the campaign released a clarification about this statement, and it DID NOT include the controversial “health” language.”

This punk is on Obama’s payroll like the rest of them.

Mittens said it - here's the video (see about 43 seconds in):

http://cnettv.cnet.com/av/video/cbsnews/atlantis2/cbsnews_player_embed.swf?si=254&contentValue=50130190&adPreroll=false

[JustSayNoToNannies]

If Obama appoints another judge, will they overturn Roe v. Wade?

If Mittens appoints another judge like every judge he's already appointed, will they overturn Roe v. Wade?

See what I mean? These commie libs want us to support Obama!

Show me where I said that.

You are the lowest life form on this planet. They prey on the weakest among us. Yea, Romney and Robert Bork

When did Romney ever appoint a Bork?

Beware of the LIARS!!!

Indeed.

[xzins]

SP, I have written articles against Fast & Furious, Obamanomics, Obamaployment, Abortion, etc., right here on Free Republic. I will continue to be a true conservative.

When a conservative is called a turncoat because he calls out ANY candidate for accepting Abortion for the “Health” of the Mother, then the person doing the name-calling is beside himself.

Why are you trying to defend this? Speak up against it. Scream until he backs down!

[brightright]

I am not a one issue voter. Check Romney record on RomneyCare, gay marriage, gay adoptions, cap & trade, his economic failures as Governor, his record of job losses as Governor, etc. etc. etc. You want us to ignore his record. When I vote I at least like to know what I am getting.

[xzins]

Therefore it doesn't matter wtf any Republican candidate is "for" or "against"

That is a ludicrous statement. You are saying that the belief system of the nominee doesn't matter in the discussion of our right to life!

Courts have also agreed that you can violate the right to keep and bear arms, so, according to you, it doesn't matter what your candidate believes on the subject.

You are spinning so hard for Romney that you're having an out-of-mind experience.

[God luvs America]

Agree 1000%. I abhor abortion but in the case of rape or a womans life in danger during delivery I think it needs to be an option. My only concern is you’ll get people who will claim they need an abortion or will suffer emotional/mental trauma.

[xzins]

The discussion is not about “life of the mother” which we had with the Akin affair.

Romney added “health of the mother” as an acceptable exception in his interview with CBS.

We are not talking about “health of the mother” that threatens the “life of the mother” since that is a separate exception.

We are simply discussing health of the mother as a reason to kill a baby. IOW, “Doc, I don’t want to gain weight during pregnancy, it’s bad for my health.”

Planned Parenthood: “Oh, well in that case, we better get rid of that baby.”

[eak3]

As a ardent pro-lifer, I’ve always left open the option of aborting a baby to save the life of the mother if that was her choice. I tend to think that most, if not all women in that situation would choose the life of the child over their own.

Another scenario would be where the husband would be forced to decide the fate of his incapacitated wife over the life of her unborn child. You’re forcing someone to choose to let their wife or baby die, not something I would ever want to face but not at all unreasonable or evil for someone to choose their wife.

[xzins]

see #90

you are confusing “life of mother” with “health of mother”

Health covers everything from common cold to emotional.

Life means someone’s going to die because of a life-threatening, medical procedure/intervention.

[Inwoodian]

The fact is that once the standard for legal abortion is lowered to “the health of the mother” then every abortion will be legal. Some quack need only to say so and the deed is done.

[Waryone]

That blog has been superseded by Mitts mouth. In a recent televised interview, he sat right there and said health of the mother was one of the criteria. Depending on the point in the campaign and the crowd in front of him, Mitt Romney will change his position like a chameleon changes his colors.

You blog is out of date. He is currently in the I’m just about to be nominated phase and the Etch-A-Sketch is starting to shake freely.

[maryz]

The VAST majority of women voters have bought in this crap about abortion.

I think what a lot of people (including women) have "bought into" is the idea that abortion is a right not that it is right, as in, "Oh, I could never have an abortion myself, but I don't have the right to interfere with someone else" (yes, I've seen such comments in women's magazines). And of course it is a legal right under Roe. I think far too few people are aware of the distinction between legal right and natural right or moral right.

Of course, it seems many of the same people would deny that a pregnant woman has the right to have a cocktail or smoke a cigarette. I don't think logic is much taught anymore either . . .

[brightright]

Have you checked the Judges appointed by Romney while Governor. Liberal. His justification for this was they were mostly appointed to lower courts, as if that is where they stay.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Because "health" has been construed to mean things like "emotional health."

Pro-life people refer to the "life" of the mother, whereby any legitimate medical procedure necessary to save the life of the mother which results in the death of the child, is not considered an "abortion."

This is the position of the Catholic Church, btw.

[MrB]

I’m looking at the title of the article, and it IS correct.
Abortion is currently LEGAL for the health of the mother.

It’s not the correct MORAL position to take, but it is, in current law, legal.

We’re seeing the contrast between man’s law and God’s law here.

[sam_paine]

tsowellfan: Correction--According to numbers Reagan saved more than 100,000 babies per year by the end of his administration.

Really?

How do you get that from the charts?

And if you can say that, then you must say that REAGAN'S handpicked RINO GHW Bush saved... how many?

And the Guttmacher reports went from 1,500,000/yr in 1992 to 1,300,000/yr in 2000, so what, RAPIST IN CHIEF BILL CLINTON SAVED 1 MILLION BABIES? (The CDC numbers are bs)

Or it could be that abortions tend to increase more when economic times are harder, and more people choose life when the future looks better?

Where is the evidence that the President's preference on abortion has an effect on the number of abortions? In fact, the evidence indicates otherwise!

[soycd]

>a women who murders her baby with a morning after pill?

With logic like that, every woman who has their period without getting pregnant is murdering their “baby”.