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Mitt Romney
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  • During a 2002 gubernatorial debate, Mitt Romney said, "[I] will preserve and protect a woman’s right to choose ... I will not change any provisions in Massachusetts’ pro-choice laws."[1]
  • In 2005, Romney vetoed a bill that would have allowed the morning-after pill to be dispensed without a prescription. In an op-ed explaining his decision, he wrote, "The bill does not involve only the prevention of conception: The drug it authorizes would also terminate life after conception. Signing such a measure into law would violate the promise I made to the citizens of Massachusetts when I ran for governor. I pledged that I would not change our abortion laws either to restrict abortion or to facilitate it. What's more, this particular bill does not require parental consent even for young teenagers. It disregards not only the seriousness of abortion but the importance of parental involvement and so would weaken a protection I am committed to uphold. I have spoken with medical professionals to determine whether the drug contemplated under the bill would simply prevent conception or whether it would also terminate a living embryo after conception. Once it became clear that the latter was the case, my decision was straightforward. I will honor the commitment I made during my campaign: While I do not favor abortion, I will not change the state's abortion laws."[2]
  • In the same op-ed, Romney wrote, "I am prolife. I believe that abortion is the wrong choice except in cases of incest, rape, and to save the life of the mother. I wish the people of America agreed, and that the laws of our nation could reflect that view. But while the nation remains so divided over abortion, I believe that the states, through the democratic process, should determine their own abortion laws and not have them dictated by judicial mandate. Because Massachusetts is decidedly prochoice, I have respected the state's democratically held view. I have not attempted to impose my own views on the prochoice majority."[2]

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  1. ↑ MIT.edu, "Candidates for Gov. Spar for Last Time," November 1, 2002
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Boston Globe, "Why I vetoed the contraception bill," July 26, 2005
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