How Women Would Fare Under a Romney Administration
Nonpartisan group says Romney's policies hurt women.
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Romney's Policies Critized by Nonpartisan Group - BET.com examines findings from a new report by Think Progress that alleges how a Romney administration would turn back 50 years of progress in women's health, equal rights in the workplace and economic security. — Britt Middleton (Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Overturning Roe. vs. Wade - Romney has said that he would appoint Supreme Court justices to overturn the Roe vs. Wade decision, the landmark case which extended a women's right to have an abortion. (Photo: Getty/STCOK)
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Banning Abortion - Both Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, support measures redefining "personhood” and other constitutional amendments that ban abortion under all circumstances, including rape, incest and the life and health of the mother. (Photo: Fuse/STOCK)
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Restricting Birth Control - Romney and Ryan also support a proposal that would allow employers to deny coverage for birth control or other services for any reason. (Photo: Keith Brofsky / STOCK)
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Cuts to Planned Parenthood - Romney has pledged to cut government funding to Planned Parenthood. Both he and Ryan have also advocated cutting funding to the Title X family planning program, which has provided birth control and preventative health services to millions since 1970. (Photo: CBS News)
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