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" Although Election 2012 may seem like a million years ago (seriously, how is that possible?), stats on voter motivations are still coming in. When you stepped into the booth just shy of a month ago, did women&amp;#x27;s health issues affect your vote? According to polling just released today from Hart Research Associates and Lake Research Partners, the candidates&amp;#x27; stances on abortion and affordable birth control were among the central issues on the minds of voters as they pulled the levers (er, pressed the button, filled in the bubble--you know what I mean). A press release sent by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund this morning mentioned finds from the poll, including that: 62 percent of all voters disagreed with Romney&amp;amp;#8217;s position to end funding for Planned Parenthood&amp;amp;#8217;s health services, including 66 percent of women voters 61 percent of all voters (including 63 percent of women voters) disagreed with Romney&amp;amp;#8217;s position to overturn Roe v. Wade 64 percent of all voters (including 69 percent of women voters) reported that they saw, heard, or read something about Romney&amp;amp;#8217;s position to end funding for Planned Parenthood health services The press release also included this breakdown by voting groups: Independents said that because of the candidates&amp;amp;#8217; positions on abortion, they were more likely to vote for Obama over Romney by 30 points. They also preferred Obama on the issue of federal funding for Planned Parenthood, with nearly half (48 percent) of Independents saying they were more likely to vote for Obama Latinos were more likely to support Obama for his views on access to affordable birth control (64 percent), abortion (65 percent), and federal funding for Planned Parenthood (60 percent) African Americans were more likely to support Obama for his views on access to affordable birth control (63 percent), abortion (62 percent), and federal funding for Planned Parenthood (71 percent) Now that these numbers are out, I&amp;#x27;m curious how they reflect your own votes. For those of you who fall into the groups in the above--Independents, Latinas, and African Americans--do these poll stats go along with how you and your friends and family cast your votes? Much remains to be seen for the future of women&amp;#x27;s health care in this country. For one, more parts of the the Affordable Care Act will start to kick in, but the fiscal cliff looms, as well, which could uniquely affect women if the problem isn&amp;#x27;t solved. Photo: Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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