For years Mitt Romney has been plagued by a chronic affliction that has affected his life as a professional political candidate: flip-flop syndrome. Unfortunately for Governor Romney, this condition has metastasized from one issue to the next, leaving voters distressed and confused about his true motives.

The simple fact is that Mitt Romney has reversed himself so often that he can’t be trusted on women’s health.



As a candidate for U.S. Senate and Massachusetts governor, Romney pledged to back laws and policies in support of women’s health.

During his 1994 campaign against Senator Ted Kennedy, Romney attended a Planned Parenthood fundraiser. Now in 2011, he toes the GOP line and supports the measure that would bar Planned Parenthood health centers from providing preventive health care through federal programs.

Amid his 2002 campaign for governor, Romney wrote in a NARAL survey, "I respect and will protect a woman's right to choose." He also told Planned Parenthood that he supported Roe v. Wade. Sadly, that didn’t last long. As recently as October 2011, Romney doubled down on his prior flip-flop, stating that he supports overturning Roe v. Wade.

In 1994 and again in 2002, Romney voiced his support for emergency contraception, stating “I would favor having it available.” Fast forward to 2005 when Governor Romney abandoned his earlier pledge, and vetoed a bill that would have expanded access to emergency contraception.

There is little doubt that 2002 candidate Romney would have criticized 2005 Governor Romney for the reversal. And 2011 candidate Romney is even further from mainstream.

Now, in his second run for the Republican nomination, voters have encountered the same political opportunism showcased in previous campaigns – it’s the M.O. of a candidate who will say or do anything to win a vote.

It’s a trend women witnessed in the 2008 presidential primary when Romney’s PAC donated thousands of dollars to anti-women’s health organizations such as the Palmetto Family Council, Massachusetts Citizens for Life, South Carolina Citizens for Life, and the Massachusetts Family Institute.

Mitt Romney’s highest political priority is not women’s health (or even creating jobs): it’s Mitt Romney. While his erratic and inconsistent record on women’s health may be dizzying, it’s not cause for medical attention.

But he must be held accountable, and must know that women are watching.

TELL MITT ROMNEY YOU'RE WATCHING.