Mitt Romney and Abortion Politics
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by on September 1, 2012 My Sunday column looks at the GOP and reproductive health, from abortion to sex education. As you can see from the column, I think it's a pathetic sight — but in fairness, one point I wish I had had space for in the column is to note that if the Republican platform is baffling in its message to centrist voters, it's also arguably a rare example of political courage. Republicans are looking at the same polls I am, and presumably they realize that their reluctance to back exceptions in abortion bans for rape or the health of the mother risk losing voters. It's not often that politicians risk losing votes for something that they believe in, and I give them credit for that — even though I think their positions are utter nonsense. Your thoughts?
by on September 1, 2012 Original Page: http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/01/mitt-romney-and-abortion-politics/