American Women
What does Mitt Romney think of American Women's Health Services?
Here's what he has to say:
This website is funded by Planned Parenthood and other organizations that offer birth control services, cancer screening, and overall womens' health services. These services are in jeopardy because of the upcoming elections for President, the Republican Candidate Mitt Romney, and his running mate Paul Ryan have vowed to cut funding from these services which could lead to higher teen pregnancies, more cervical, breast, and ovarian cancer deaths, and as a result we will all have to deal with the strain of a population reliant on welfare to get by. Not to mention, the free and lost cost STD/STI and HIV/AIDS testing that these clinics provide. Who wants people running around with HIV/AIDS, Herpes, Syphillis and not even know it, or have the money to get proper treatment?
Romney also refused to answer a question asked by Diane Sawyer, of whether he would pass the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act which only aims at securing women;s paychecks, this is increasingly important with the increase of single women households and women being the breadwinners for their self and their children. There is a consistent gap of paychecks between women and men, and more so for ethnic minority women such as African American and Latino women. This act ensures a fair paycheck and aims at lessening this gap of income. However, Mitt Romney refuses to say what his view is on this Bill.
Again American woman are allowed to vote and therefore voice their opinions on who we are siding with in this year's presidential election. However, in many other countries women are still not allowed to voice their opinions like we Americans are. So this is a precious gift we are blessed with and should be appreciated.
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I definitely agree with you when you say American women are very lucky to have the ability to vote, and while appreciating it, we should use it. I think it is ridiculous that Mitt Romney thinks as president, if he were to win, he should make decisions about a woman's body. Abortion and birth control are very delicate subjects and everyone has a different a view on it, but everyone should also be able to make their own decision. I see it similar to religion, in America everyone is allowed to make their own religious choice, there is a greater portion of people who believe in one thing, but that doesnt make it the only correct religion, just as with these choices women should be able to make. Some might think that having an abortion, or using birth control is wrong, but others disagree and those that disagree should be able to do so freely, not against what a future president might say.
ReplyDeleteThis post follows up with what you wrote: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/09/mitt-romney-abortion_n_1952780.html
-Amanda Arguello
Thanks, I agree with you completely besides we have a separation of church in state in this country and we should keep it that way!
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