Romney: Biden’s Comment About China One-Child Policy ‘Shocks The Conscience’

On the campaign trail yesterday, Mitt Romney responded to Vice President Joe Biden‘s controversial comment on China’s one-child policy. Biden said during his visit that he “fully understand[s] the policy” and wasn’t “second-guessing it.” Since then Biden’s office has insisted he finds the practice “repugnant.”

But Romney harshly condemned the VP’s initial comments, and expected Biden would have to apologize (even though the clarification from Biden’s office came two days ago).

“His statement shocks the conscience. His lack of understanding of brutality, of forced sterilizations, of forced abortions, is simply unacceptable. It is reprehensible and astonishing.”

Watch the video of Romney’s remarks here, courtesy of CNN:

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