Mitt Romney vowed he would govern as a “pro-life president” after telling an Iowa newspaper on Tuesday that he wouldn’t seek legislation affecting access to abortion.

The Republican presidential nominee, speaking to reporters during a stop Wednesday afternoon in Ohio, said he would act immediately as president to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood and reinstate the so-called “Mexico City Policy,” which prohibits the use of federal funds for promoting of performing abortions abroad.

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