Democrats target Paul Ryan on women's issues

Source: AP-Excite

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Since Mitt Romney selected Paul Ryan as his running mate, the presidential campaign's focus has largely centered on the Wisconsin congressman's ambitious plan to transform Medicare and slash government spending.

But President Barack Obama's re-election team and its allies have also been highlighting the congressman's staunchly anti-abortion stance, hoping to buttress its argument that the Republican ticket is hostile to women's rights.

Ryan has earned a perfect rating from the National Right to Life Committee for his votes during his 14 years in Congress. The National Abortion Rights Action League tallied 59 votes that Ryan took on abortion-related bills. On each measure, he voted against abortion rights.

"I'm as pro-life as a person gets," Ryan told The Weekly Standard, a conservative magazine, in 2010.

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Republican vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., campaigns at The Villages, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)