“publicly proclaimed that he believed, as a matter of principle, that abortion was a constitutional right.”
That’s just absurd. He never said abortion was a constitutional right. Your facts are wrong.
At one point he did defend roevwade but that was in the context of representing the majority opinion in Massachusetts.
He has always been pro life. I don’t think there is such a thing as a pro choice mormon.
So is Romney lying now when he says he has changed his mind and is now prolife?
Because if he has never been pro choice, why now say that he was wrong before?
Except during those many times when he hasn't been, harking all the way back to 1970 and right up to at least the Kennedy-Romney debate of 1994.
To hear this from Romney's own lips...
...scroll down a few inches and click on the video clip.
BTW, for those who don't know, the official position of the Mormon church on abortion, includes exceptions for rape, incest, life of mother and health of mother as determined by a physician of her choice.
Romney 1994 U.S. Senate debate: “I believe that abortion should be SAFE AND LEGAL in this country. I have since the time when my Mom took that position when she ran in 1970 as a U.S. Senate candidate. I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years that we should SUSTAIN AND SUPPORT it, and I sustain and support that law and the RIGHT of a woman to make that CHOICE.” http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/03/02/romneys_revolving_world/
Romney 2002 gubernatorial campaign website: “On Abortion Rights. As Governor, Mitt Romney would protect the current PRO-CHOICE status quo in Massachusetts. No law would change. The choice to have an abortion is a deeply personal one. Women should be FREE TO CHOOSE based on their own beliefs, not the government’s.” http://web.archive.org/web/20021218005104/www.romneyhealey.com/issues/
Romney 2002 NARAL/Planned Parenthood candidate survey response: “I respect and will protect a woman’s RIGHT TO CHOOSE. This choice is a deeply personal one. Women should be FREE TO CHOOSE based on their own beliefs, not mine and not the government’s. The truth is no candidate in the Governor’s race in either party would deny women ABORTION RIGHTS.” http://www.pplm.org/Facts/rf_fact/pr_2005_07_14.htm