Ryan's Record on Abortion Under Scrutiny
National Journal reports that Rep. Paul Ryan and Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) -- who is desperately trying to save his U.S. Senate campaign after making controversial remarks about rape and abortion -- "share a voting history on abortion rights, including mutual support for a controversial measure that would define embryos as a person. They cosponsored another measure, subsequently withdrawn, that would distinguish 'forcible rape' in banning abortion funding. Akin, Ryan, and Mitt Romney also back less-controversial measures, such as defunding Planned Parenthood.""That broader link gives Democrats a chance to push a debate about abortion and women's health back into the presidential race's limelight, putting the GOP ticket on the defensive over an issue it would rather avoid and with a group of voters, females, it has already struggled to attract."
GOP Prepares Tough Anti-Abortion Platform
The Republican Party is once again set to enshrine into its official platform support for "a human life amendment" to the U.S. Constitution that would outlaw abortion without making explicit exemptions for rape or incest, according to drafts obtained by CNN.Both via Teagen Goddard's Political Wire
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