Posted on 05/19/2019 9:58:17 AM PDT by Morgana
Washington (CNN)Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday he does not support the recently passed Alabama law that would ban abortions with few exceptions, going further than legislation in any other state.
"I don't support the Alabama law," Romney told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union."
Romney, a former Massachusetts governor who was the Republican presidential nominee in 2012, said that while he is against abortion, he favors exceptions "for rape and incest and where the life of the mother is at risk."
Romney joins other prominent Republicans outside of Alabama in saying that the law goes too far. In a tweet Saturday night, President Donald Trump said he supported the same exceptions that Romney called for on Sunday, and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, who is also Romney's niece, also said she personally felt there should be exceptions in the law for rape and incest.
Romney on Sunday told CNN that there were "extreme" laws on both sides of the abortion debate and pointed to New York and Virginia, which have debated expanding abortion rights. The New York law passed in January said abortions could be performed after 24 weeks if the fetus is not viable or when necessary to protect the life of the mother. A Virginia bill that included loosening restrictions around abortion in the third trimester was tabled earlier this year as Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam faced backlash for comments regarding the measure.
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Is Mitt a hero or what? Whatta guy./s
Surprise, surprise, surprise. I think if rape was a reason for abortion, every woman who wanted an abortion, would be coming in, claiming they were raped.
I am not surprised. Is anybody surprised. This creep is just taking over in McCain’s place.
So it looks like the Mormon faithful in Utah elected an abortionist...
Romney: ‘I don’t support the Alabama law’ effectively banning abortion
Murdering babies. Yeah, Mitt that’ll get your 2020 campaign in gear. Jackass.
Why does Romney keep getting quoted here on FR?
The guy is a useful idiot of the Left.
Enough already.
Romney? That cult leader who makes his dog ride on the roof of the car and hasn't paid taxes in a decade?
Which one of his wives told you this, the fourteen year old one?
Romney is one of the best senators the democrats have ever had.
you sure about that?
The part of human nature libs get wrong every time...
Who cares what you think Mitt. What is wrong with Utes.
Remembering that I voted for this dope makes me a little queasy.
The Church allows for possible exceptions for its members when:
Pregnancy results from rape or incest,
or A competent physician determines that the life or health of the mother is in serious jeopardy,
or A competent physician determines that the fetus has severe defects that will not allow the baby to survive beyond birth.
The Church teaches its members that even these rare exceptions do not justify abortion automatically. Abortion is a most serious matter and should be considered only after the persons involved have consulted with their local church leaders and feel through personal prayer that their decision is correct."
He's not even a good Mormon.
Why doesn’t any proposed law on abortion require
the stud pick up the tab?
Romney is a snake. The guy you work with who will undermine everyone around him to get ahead.
Utah Morons
To remind everyone how much of a d-bag he and a fair number of other Feral Government™ office holders are ...
The Senator’s support or lack of support is irrelevant.
Unless the Senator can point to that part in the Constitution that granted Congress the power to legislate abortion; State abortion laws are not the business of the Congress.
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