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What Women Want from a President?

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    AuAuthor Naomi Wolf weighs in on the reported sudden shift in the female vote.

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-- to discuss the sudden shift in the the female vote is Naomi Wolf feminist author of the new book.

Vagina a new biography New York Times best seller as we would expect only good to have you with -- -- street.

Are you surprised that governor Romney after being.

The -- the nation being told by every major it seems.

National liberal outlawed.

That the governor could never ever.

Do well with what.

He is now tied up.

I mean I have to say I'm shocked.

But I I can speculate and that's it be get gender gap that you described -- if indeed this -- and replicated in the number -- that -- I mean it's it's validated corroborated by at the polls insular I think we're seeing is something that.

Makes me really sad and it's not about one party or another it's about that current political.

Situation which is that if things are very terrifying to that -- majority of women who.

We have mixed feelings about abortion reproductive rights but want that decision to be made by them or buy them with their loved ones because what what's.

Sorry I had to go ahead I I was just gonna -- that.

What that Romney campaign is -- which is masterful is obfuscate.

Romney's and -- actual position on these things.

It is very hard to find out from their website or from there's statements the truth which is that.

Romney would.

Oppose Roe vs.

Wade and that Ryan actually supports things like.

Medically unnecessary transactional hopes for women -- making the decision to you.

To choose abortion or.

Other kinds of its severe draconian restrictions it would leave you know like closing down Planned Parenthood which gives -- productive and but it -- -- three million Americans.

Again that is the vice presidential nominating and and governor Romney's -- -- reporters going to be the boss his policies will prevail upon it he says that it doesn't.

Support a woman's right to choose if except the case of -- And incest and -- discover a couple things that disturbs me -- having covered this issue for thirty years.

And then his personal picture and it is a bear -- fiction and being kind.

For Democrats to suggest that a Republican who is anti abortion could do anything about the issue.

Is bizarre because it's it is not true.

It is telling me that it's not his decision correct it's not his decision or is -- his power and the most that he could do should -- by the way roll back Roe vs.

Wade should somehow.

Somehow.

Prevail in the Supreme Court go after -- actually get a -- The result is not an into the right to abortion but it it would you then go back to the states.

You know I think we could talk this'll my if you're support like that -- -- Planned Parenthood was on TV -- and she's I think at that.

If Romney's elected and when immediately happens with his own stated policy is that women have to travel to other states they get impoverished they don't have.

Access that we -- have to rely sic life choices.

We're light years from there and I think that we're we may not be we need you know real -- -- -- -- even if governor Romney prevails because the process does take some time minute is that -- As best we can hang onto it a constitutional republic I Kelly let -- -- initiatives but to answer your -- so disturbed about women making a decision.

You have reasonable.

On the on the anatomy the female anatomy which I I'd love the concept as I said the biography that vagina I biography.

Women having choice means by -- letting them have the choice I creation that despair you should celebrate.

What the twists to this they have this federal I think script -- -- L they had it for us and we all have to reserves as citizens of this great constitutional republic always the possibility.

That the majorities right.

Sometimes.

I mean of course that's -- a constitutional republic is all bad but.

Look at what's happening state by state powerful interest -- laws that are identical -- Are you talk about the unions are you talking about the organizers hot -- about that the ought to -- -- you know I think we could talk about that tidbit in terms of the choice issue.

We're identical laws seeing -- -- -- -- -- in stripping away of basic health care you know basic.

The women's affiliated choosing Biden and their families which -- -- most Americans agree should be between a woman and her doctor woman and her husband part.

Not the government there was very funny and -- -- -- come with you -- the government and not.

NGOs -- non profits.

-- we took the -- things Solomon media government thank you very marching unit the book.

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