Hmm, he will be the first pro-choice republican nominee in a long time. I wonder how that will play.
CTK,
Also the first who is sympathetic to gay rights. I wonder
how that will play?
ampu
For what its worth, he says he's converted to the opposite position recently.
1)Romney took the pro-life position on every abortion-related issue he faced while governor.
2)He vetoed an emergency contraception bill and offered a compelling case for life in the process.
3)He fought efforts to advance embryonic stem cell research in Massachusetts, despite overwhelming opposition.
4)He pledged to veto any effort to expand access to RU-486, the abortion pill.
5)He has faced constant ridicule from pro-abortion organizations for refusing to give in to their demands.
6)He actively promoted abstinence education programs in Massachusetts’ schools. The abstinence movement and the pro-life movement work hand-in-hand to reduce the number of teen pregnancies and to promote true sexual health to America’s youth. http://www.americansformitt.com/prolife_perspective.html
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An op-ed written by Romney and published in the Boston Globe in July, 2005, titled "Why I vetoed contraception bill" addresses Roe v. Wade and states rights:
"I understand that my views on laws governing abortion set me in the minority in our Commonwealth. I am prolife. I believe that abortion is the wrong choice..... I wish the people of America agreed, and that the laws of our nation could reflect that view. But while the nation remains so divided over abortion, I believe that the states, through the democratic process, should determine their own abortion laws and not have them dictated by judicial mandate."
“Transforming the courts” is a pre-requisite to winning the pro-life position. Both Thompson and Romney agree on that. And, unless a Republican is picking the judges that’s not going to happen.
BOTH Thompson and Romney did everything to limit the expansion of abortion while in office in spite of their prior statements which were "effectively" pro-choice.
BOTH Fred and Mitt have preferable positions on this topic to Giuliani's.
>>>Hmm, he will be the first pro-choice republican nominee in a long time. I wonder how that will play.<<<
The first pro-choice Republican nomninee with a 100% Pro-Life record when he’s had a pro-abort bill in front of him. And the only Pro-choice Republican who is openly Pro-Life.
Which begs the question as to which universe you’re living in. That Romney critics resort to this sort of sophistry amuses me. Keep playing that bicycle horn, brother!!! We all love the serenate, precious!!
Nice try but Romney is NOT "pro-choice."