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Romney says won't pursue new abortion laws
Reuters ^ | Oct. 9, 2012 | Steve Holland

Posted on 10/09/2012 7:42:34 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

(Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, in an apparent fresh move toward the political center, said on Tuesday if elected he would not pursue specific legislation targeting abortion.

"There's no legislation with regards to abortion that I'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda," Romney told the Des Moines Register's editorial board during a campaign visit to Van Meter, Iowa.

Romney's comment could be construed as reassuring some women voters who have had reservations about his candidacy. In recent weeks he has taken some steps toward the political center as he tries to attract independent voters before the November 6 election.

Some conservatives would like legislation aimed at limiting abortions, which were legalized in the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.

Reacting to Romney's comments, President Barack Obama's campaign sharply criticized the Republican, saying he had previously pledged to appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


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To: Free ThinkerNY

We can only pray that Romney is going to be a pro life President. Funny (not really) that Obama is so quick to say he is NOT pro life.

We KNOW that anybody that is NOT pro life, is NOT Christian, so why doesn`t Obama just cut the charade and stop saying he is Christian.

I KNOW Obama is NOT Christian, Franklin Graham knows Obama is NOT Christian and The Lord is quite certain as well that Obama is NOT Christian.


101 posted on 10/10/2012 5:11:13 PM PDT by Friendofgeorge (SARAH PALIN 2012 OR BUST)
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To: ansel12

We can pray and pressure him to do the right thing. We know Obama celebrates abortion,so it`s a easy choice really.

There is no alternative that I can see. I do not really buy his conversion either, his mother was pro abortion for goodness sake. But I see no alternative

Not to wander but, Chief Justice Roberts may well NOT be pro life as well, so we may be doomed anyway, having said that I choose Romney, atleast he CLAIMS to be pro life.


102 posted on 10/10/2012 5:20:11 PM PDT by Friendofgeorge (SARAH PALIN 2012 OR BUST)
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To: Jim from C-Town

You might also add that a Human Life Amendment - or any constitutional amendment - does not get signed by the president but is, instead, sent to the states for ratification.


103 posted on 10/10/2012 5:36:05 PM PDT by 92nina
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To: doc1019

Read up on Romney and the Mexico City Policy. Or just remain ignorant.


104 posted on 10/10/2012 5:37:16 PM PDT by Theo (May Christ be exalted above all.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I don’t know if anything good will come from the Romney’s candidacy eventually, but a lot of bad has come out of it already.


105 posted on 10/10/2012 6:39:17 PM PDT by annalex (fear them not)
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To: ansel12

There are two choices for president come November: Romney and Obama.


106 posted on 10/10/2012 6:47:46 PM PDT by Sarabaracuda (Mitt Romney 2012 - Strength, Freedom, Prosperity)
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To: ansel12

Marriage and abortion are issues for the states.


107 posted on 10/10/2012 6:48:40 PM PDT by Sarabaracuda (Mitt Romney 2012 - Strength, Freedom, Prosperity)
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To: ansel12
RE :”Marriages need to be recognized in all states, polygamy was banned before slavery in early America at the federal level, and child killing and slavery cannot be legal anywhere in the United States, not even California and New York.”

Polygamy is not against any federal law. Dont be silly.

Murder as with Marriage belong the state's decision. Slavery was banned with a Amendment to the US constitution. Not a Federal Law.

109 posted on 10/10/2012 6:55:13 PM PDT by sickoflibs (Romney is still a liberal. Just watch him. (Obama-ney Care ))
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To: Sarabaracuda

How do you figure that?

Abortion is just a choice? and being a family of a husband and wife and 3 kids is just a local thing, not applicable when on vacation or traveling to visit grandma in a different state?

How about when you go into the military and are stationed somewhere else?


110 posted on 10/10/2012 7:09:38 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: ansel12

Where does it say anything about marriage or abortion in the Constitution?


111 posted on 10/10/2012 7:14:02 PM PDT by Sarabaracuda (Mitt Romney 2012 - Strength, Freedom, Prosperity)
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To: rockybalmon

I don’t know, honestly, what he is personally. I am not going to vote for him, because whatever the hell he is he has already set back the pro-life cause, and his victory will make it worse. I’d love to see Obama beaten, but not at the price of the Republican party effectively abandoning the pro-life movement.


112 posted on 10/10/2012 7:15:38 PM PDT by annalex (fear them not)
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To: sickoflibs

It’s like talking to an anti-conservative libertarian that lives in either a fantasy world, or a world of the leftists dream.

You are taking the end of marriage path.


113 posted on 10/10/2012 7:16:58 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: Sarabaracuda

The Constitution was not written to create abortion and man to man marriage and polygamy.


114 posted on 10/10/2012 7:21:15 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: ansel12; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; Gilbo_3; NFHale; Impy
RE :”It’s like talking to an anti-conservative libertarian that lives in either a fantasy world, or a world of the leftists dream.
You are taking the end of marriage path.”

You are FOS and you know it. I already told you I want the POTUS/Justice Dept to defend DOMA.
That is NOT libertarian as I am for states rights the same way Scalia articulates it.

If a liberal state gives gay couples marriage benefits then let the states voters try to repeal it like we are doing here in Maryland, I am voting for the referendum to repeal Gay marriage but NO I dont want a POTUS dictating marriage laws TO the states, No WAY.

No Kings as POTUS, not even Rs Kings.

If you really believe gay marriage is bad as I do then why are you scared of a state like MA BEING ALLOWED to pass their own laws? Are you are scared it will be such a success that all the other states will follow?

115 posted on 10/10/2012 7:38:18 PM PDT by sickoflibs (Romney is still a liberal. Just watch him. (Obama-ney Care ))
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To: ansel12

It wasn’t written to abolish them either.


116 posted on 10/10/2012 7:39:06 PM PDT by Sarabaracuda (Mitt Romney 2012 - Strength, Freedom, Prosperity)
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To: sickoflibs

Great, you even pinged a mob to get into this libertarian gay marriage, pro-abortion stuff.

I can go to the doper threads if I wanted to waste time on this nonsense.

I guess this is now another argument that you guys make for Romney, he is the libertarian, let it happen guy.


117 posted on 10/10/2012 7:44:44 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: Sarabaracuda

I think if we could go back in time and you tried to tell them that their constitution was fine with allowing abortion and homosexual marriage and polygamy in the United States, that they would let the mob lynch you.


118 posted on 10/10/2012 7:47:48 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: ansel12; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; Gilbo_3; NFHale; Impy
RE :”Great, you even pinged a mob to get into this libertarian gay marriage, pro-abortion stuff........
I guess this is now another argument that you guys make for Romney”

Well that means you think that Scalia is a pro-abort libertarian because he articulates the same states rights points that I do.

You have no arguments. Just frustration, random thoughts and insults.

Hey ‘pinged mob’, I am now a Romney-bot according to this fruit-basket. You better watch for my shilling for MR.

119 posted on 10/10/2012 8:06:07 PM PDT by sickoflibs (Romney is still a liberal. Just watch him. (Obama-ney Care ))
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To: sickoflibs

Look at the thread genius, this a thread about “states rights” Romney and his arguments for abortion and the natural spill over to homosexual marriage, as states issues.

You took up his position and called a mob of supporters to argue for his position.

Personally, I find Mitt’s position lame and self serving, but then I don’t accept homosexual marriage, polygamy and abortion.


120 posted on 10/10/2012 8:20:51 PM PDT by ansel12
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