Romney Risks Base With an Appeal to Center on Abortion
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pledged to be “a pro-life president,” a day after an interview in which he said he doesn’t intend to pursue anti-abortion legislation if elected.
“I’ve said time and again, I’m a pro-life candidate, I’ll be a pro-life president,” Romney told reporters today in response to a question as he campaigned at Bun’s Restaurant in Delaware, Ohio. He also said he’d eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood in his proposed federal budget and re-impose a policy banning use of U.S. foreign aid to fund abortions abroad.