Ann Romney on 'The View': Grilled on Abortion, Access to Contraceptives
October 18, 2012
Politix
Gov. Mitt Romney’s wife, Ann Romney, made a solo appearance on “The View” Thursday morning after her husband backed out due to scheduling conflicts.
“I am pro-life and I’m happy to say that,” said the mother of five when asked by Barbara Walters if her thoughts on the issue changed like those of her husband of 43 years. “When a decision came across his desk to use embryos for experimentation, he could not have, on his conscience, created human life for experimentation.”
Romney added, “The most important thing we can do is have respect for each other in this dialogue. This is a tender, tender issue.”
Co-host Joy Behar then queried about women’s access to contraception, prompting Romney to say: “I would love if you could get my husband on the couch, Joy.”
Romney continued, “What I know is I am here to reflect the character of the person I know. Every decision he will make … [will be based on] is this is the best thing for America to go forward? I think I know where his heart is.”
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I find it very interesting that pro choice individuals consider it to be taking away a woman's right over her own body if abortions are not allowed. Every woman has a choice. They can choose to use birth control or other contraceptives, or choose abstinence. Women understand that pregnancy is always a possibility if you choose not to use some type of birth control etc. Every choice we make in life comes with a consequence, whether we like that consequence or not.
What happened to personal accountability?
I don't believe it's ok to take the life of a baby, because we don't like the consequence of our choice. The abortion topic is not about taking away a woman's rights. It's about taking responsibility for our choices. There are many, many couples who long to have children, but are not able to. If you become pregnant and you don't want the baby, then put it up for adoption.
Btw, I also agree with Romney/Ryan on the exceptions made for abortions.
Ann what would make you go on that show with those Godless America hating, God hating, man hating beasts? If david letterman or katie curic call politely decline
Cas, Could you imagine 54,559,615 more unemployed people or the cost of the entitlement benefits that would be required to take care of what is the equivalent to one fifth of the U.S population?
I am personally pro life, But I cannot make that choice for any one else!
October 19, 2012
Hello, my fellow American voters!
I would like to state the following about abortion since it seems to be a major issue in this presidential election (i.e., Obama is pro-choice, Romney is pro-life) and in our society generally.
From 1995 until 2011 the number of reported abortions in the USA was between 1.2 and 1.4 million yearly.
From 1978 until 1994 the number of reported abortions in the USA was between 1.4 and 1.6 million yearly.
From 1973 until 2011, the total number of reported abortions in the USA was 54,559,615.
See these and other abortion statistics at http://www.mccl.org/us-abortion-stats.html.
As an INDEPENDENT female feminist (egalitarian) voter, I support the Romney/Ryan ticket.
I have been pro-choice as regards abortion since my youth, i.e., for approx. 40 years.
At the same time, I am pro-life, i.e., I very much value human life and human dignity.
What concerns me is that with all of the relatively low-cost (and at times free) contraceptive options available today in the USA both for men and women to use, there are still at least 1.2 million abortions every year in our country.
This leads me to believe that we Americans are doing something drastically wrong at the family, school, and church levels in terms of teaching our children BOTH about abstinence AND contraception.
In essence, I am NOT for abstinence-only sex education (whether in the family, schools and/or churches) to the exclusion of much-needed sexual and reproductive health education, including birth control and safe sex.
I believe that this education needs to concentrate also on the spiritual, psychological, economic, educational, health, social, and alcohol/drug issues associated with our decisions about sex and reproduction.
Regarding the role of the church in this matter, as a Christian I personally see nothing wrong with teaching Biblical principles of ABSTINENCE to young people and others and, at the same time, teaching Biblical principles of RESPONSIBILITY for our bodies in terms of taking steps to prevent unwanted pregnancies and sexually-transmitted diseases if we decide to ignore the Biblical principles of ABSTINENCE.
I believe that as a society grows and learns, more is expected of the members of that society.
I still believe that freedom of CHOICE is important.
And, I also believe that freedom of RESPONSIBILITY is important.
In essence, both choice and responsibility give us freedom, and as all of us know freedom is indeed empowering.
Is it not possibly the right time as a nation for us to consider once again our options regarding the abortion issue and sexual and reproductive health education in our families, schools, and churches?
I would very much like to see a respectful dialogue between pro-choicers and pro-lifers in our country on these issues since in my estimation they go hand in hand.
To borrow a phrase from Alcoholics Anonymous, looking at these issues with “a new pair of glasses” could be quite instrumental in bringing us together to deal with them.
Finally, regardless of whether you agree with me on any of the above, I thank you for the opportunity to share with you my thoughts on these very important issues to women, men, families, and society.
Best regards,
Cas Lee
Joy, this shows your degree of ignorance. Women can get all the contraception they need and want, no one is denying their right to contraception. What the bigger question is, "should I have to pay for it as a taxpayer!"
Talk about being a lamb in a den of lions.
Any word on when the name of that program will be changed to "The Spew"? Not until Behar and Goldberg are off eh?