I agree that Murder (including abortion-murder) is a State's Issue (the Constitution leaves most issues of Common Law -- such as Murder, Theft, Fraud, etc. -- up to the several States to define and punish). However, all reports of FDT's 1994 campaign indicate that he did favor the legality of first-trimester Abortion:
U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson says he seldom hears about abortion in campaign travels throughout Tennessee and hopes the issue is downplayed at the Republican National Convention. The Tennessee Republican, a pro-choice defender in a party with an anti-abortion tilt, is preparing for next week’s convention in San Diego. He said the party must avoid distracting issues and focus on electing Bob Dole as president. "We need to concentrate on what brings us together and not what divides us," Thompson said in an interview with The Tennessean published Tuesday. Thompson said he opposes making early-term abortions a crime, as some Republicans would like to do with a constitutional amendment. "But I don’t think you should bolt on one issue. I’m still not convinced platforms are a good idea. We know what we believe in and I don’t think we need to write it all down in a document," Thompson said. (AP, 8/6/96)
On abortion, both Thompson and Cooper are pro-choice. But Thompson favors parental notification, Cooper voted against it. (National Review, 6/27/94)
Like I said -- I agree that it is Constitutionally "enough" to seek the Repeal of Roe vs. Wade so that lawmaking concerning Abortion-Murder can be returned to the States, and at least those 30 or 35 States where Pro-Life Majorities hold sway can restrict or prohibit Abortion. That is MY position, that is Ron Paul's position, that is the position of "America's Only 100% Pro-Life Party (The Constitution Party), and I hope and believe that it is Fred Thompson's position.
But it's just not true to say that Thompson has always been 100% Pro-Life or has ever been a Pro-Life Leader. You said yourself, "those that recognize their mistakes and correct them are worth voting for", and that is to Thompson's credit on the Abortion issue; but he did NOT declare himself Pro-Life in '94. He was Pro-Choice in the First Trimester, with restrictions. That was his position.
I already stated my opinion, that it is no longer correct to define Fred Thompson's position as "Pro-Choice" -- I don't think that's accurate or fair given his current stance. But it's re-writing history to say that he was always "Pro-Life".
It’s not rewriting history to say FDT is prolife. Show just one vote of his that was prochoice.
You won’t find any.
FDT is undeniably prolife.
I will go with the opinion of the National Right to Life organization over that of the AP.
Where did Thompson say that he is pro-life and not pro-choice with exceptions?