Politico examines Republican Party's abortion platform in relation to other countries' policies

Politico examines the Republican Party's stance on abortion policy compared with abortion laws in other countries worldwide, stating, "No other nation in the Western world restricts abortion as severely as the Republican Party is calling for in its draft platform." The article cites statistics regarding other nations' abortion-related laws from the U.N. report "World Abortion Policies 2011." According to Politico, "Mitt Romney, the presumed Republican nominee, says he does not support a ban on abortions under any circumstances. He has said it should be allowed in cases of rape or incest. But the Republican National Committee slapped him down." The article continues, "'This is the platform of the Republican Party,' committee Chairman Reince Priebus told MSNBC on Tuesday. 'It's not the platform of Mitt Romney'" (Brinkley, 8/27).