Watch Paul Ryan hide under Mitt Romney’s skirt:
Jon Delano: “Should abortions be available to women who are raped?”
Paul Ryan: “Well, look, I’m proud of my pro-life record. And I stand by my pro-life record in Congress. It’s something I’m proud of. But Mitt Romney is the top of the ticket and Mitt Romney will be president and he will set the policy of the Romney administration.”
Translation: “No, I don’t believe rape victims should be able to get abortions, and I’m proud of my position on that, but my running mate said the opposite yesterday so I refuse to answer your question.”
Rep. Ryan also backed away from his prior support for a law that would deny women a rape exception if the rape wasn’t “forcible.” And there is the fact that both he and Romney have supported the so-called personhood amendment which makes no exceptions for rape, incest, or the health of the mother.
So, today, Romney/Ryan are saying that they won’t deny rape victims access to abortions. But their records suggest otherwise. And we know what kind of judges they will nominate.
