[Spiff]

What I meant by that was that he realized the Democrats would find a loophole...for example, when the "health" of the mother is threatened....and suddenly an upset stomach and headache were affecting that health.

There you go again. Upon what do you base this claim that Reagan KNEW that the legislation would be abused like it was BEFORE he signed it? You can post all of the sentimental images of Reagan that you want and insult my intelligence, but you can't keep making ridiculous claims like that.

[RGSpincich]

Reagan wanted to veto the 1967 Theraputic Abortion Bill but did not because he made a deal to sign it if certain amendments were included in it. They were. In the interest of political cooperation, he went against his own principles and signed it. Worth noting that Nancy Reagan's doctor father encouraged him to sign it, also. Based on that and the judges he appointed as President, some believe him to have a pro-abortion legacy. The California abortion bill advanced abortion further than ever before in any state and two of the three Supreme Court judges he appointed (Kennedy & O'Connor) have consistently upheld abortion "right" decisions. Nobody is perfect.