Claim: An anti-abortion group is making the shocking claim that Mitt Romney "enforced a law which required Catholic hospitals to provide abortions." To call this a stretch is putting it mildly. What Romney enforced — after first vetoing the legislation — was a requirement that hospitals provide rape victims with the morning-after pill, a drug that is designed to stop pregnancy from occurring if taken within a few days of unprotected intercourse. He didn't tell Catholic hospitals that they had to perform abortions.
Fact-check: PAC Strains 'Abortion' Facts - FactCheck.org
Verdict: an anti-abortion group is making the shocking claim that mitt romney "enforced a law which required catholic hospitals to provide abortions." to call this a stretch is putting it mildly. what romney enforced — after first vetoing the legislation — was a requirement that hospitals provide rape victims with the morning-after pill, a drug that is designed to stop pregnancy from occurring if taken within a few days of unprotected intercourse. he didn't tell catholic hospitals that they had to perform abortions.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2012-02-24T23:18:33