Romney says abortion legislation isn’t part of his agenda

Source: DesMoinesRegister dot com

Mitt Romney today said no abortion legislation is part of his agenda, but he would prohibit federally-funded international nonprofits from providing abortions in other countries.

“There’s no legislation with regards to abortion that I’m familiar with that would become part of my agenda,” the GOP presidential candidate told The Des Moines Register’s editorial board during a meeting today before his campaign rally at a Van Meter farm.

But by executive order, not by legislation, he would reinstate the so-called Mexico City policy that bans U.S. foreign aid dollars from being used to do abortions, he said.
President Barack Obama dropped the policy on his tenth day in office, Romney said.

Asked why he’s seeing a bounce in popularity with women in the national polls, Romney joked: “Probably the appearance of my wife on more TV shows. She is my not so secret weapon and is very effective in speaking to people across the country.”

He added: “But in all seriousness, I think as we get closer to the election, there is more attention being paid to my actual positions as opposed to the positions that are being described by my opponent. Over the last several months, he has vastly outspent us on the air and has grossly distorted my views on almost every issue.”



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