| an examination of Romney's financial investments reveals that the very same GOP frontrunner who is now petitioning the White House to extend the regulation's conscience clause and exclude more women from the benefits of birth control is himself invested in and profiting from pharmaceutical companies that produce the frequently prescribed and extremely common medication: Romney's Goldman Sachs 2002 Exchange Place Fund, valued at over a million dollars in 2010, brought in nearly $600,000 in gains in 2010 and is invested in: - Watson Pharmaceuticals: manufacturer of nine forms of emergency contraception (which Romney incorrectly identifies as "abortifacients"). - Johnson & Johnson: launched the first U.S. prescription birth control product in 1931 and produces various forms of birth control. - Merck: produces various forms of birth control - Mylan: produces birth control medication... |
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