Yesterday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney joined the religious right in supporting the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood, and said the government should do the same.
Of course, Romney’s past support for the right to choose has been well documented, but Romney’s connection to Planned Parenthood has been largely overlooked.
Mitt and Ann Romney attended a Planned Parenthood fundraiser in Cohasset, Massachusetts in 1994, and Ann wrote a $150 check to the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, various news outlets reported. “They were both there, and I remember very well chatting with both of them, and talking about his support for the pro-choice agenda,” Nicki Nichols Gamble, the president of the League told ABC News in 2007.
That year, the Boston Globe published this photo, which purportedly shows Romney at the fundraiser:
Asked about the fundraiser four years ago, Romney didn’t outright deny attending. “I attend a lot of events when I run for office. I don’t recall the specific event,” he told the AP in South Carolina four years ago.
During his successful race for Governor of Massachusetts 2002, Romney also signed a pro-choice pledge organized by Planned Parenthood.
See Think Progress’ full rundown of Mitt Romney’s evolving attitudes towards abortion.