No, his conversion was from being a passive prolifer to being an active prolifer.
Before, he said he wouldn’t try to change the pro choice laws already on the books if his constituents were in favor of them. Now he wants to actively make abortions illegal. His position shifted from libertarian to more traditionally conservative.
I’m still waiting for anybody to point out any pro abortion legislation that he signed. I have many examples of the ones that he vetoed...
You opined, “I’m still waiting for anybody to point out any pro abortion legislation that he signed.” Romney-care pays for abortions in Mass. Did Slick Mitt sign that legislation?
Without naming names let me tell you many a Romney thread quickly fill up with rabid nuts. Don’t stay too long if you enjoy rational, reasoned discussion.
I had a smiliar conversion. I was raised Democrat (Yup, a rare breed among Mormons). I was taught the contradictory stance of personally pro-life but that others could choose by my Mother. (Democrats belive contradictory things sometimes, fancy that.) I voted for Bill Clinton. As I got older, thanks to my older brother, I converted to Repbulicanism (then to Conspiracy theory Constitutionalist, but that’s another story).
My Mormon faith actually helped in that conversion to decipher between pieces of my political ideology which were not congruent with my religious belief. My mom was a good Christlike woman but as the scriptures say, even the elect can be deceived.
I really do believe Romney’s conversion as it mirrors mine. God can line up little pieces or events in your life that bring you to new enlightenment, like a light turning on in a room. It is easy to see afterward where your life was not in line with God’s love, but when you are living in it is not always so easy to discern.
In his ecclesiastical roles in the past as a Bishop and Stake President, Romney counseled women not to have abortions. I think God lined up the stars for Him to come to an epiphany about the issue to bring his political understanding in line with his personal.