I agree with what you said... In fact, it would be hard to believe that he would have ever been a strong idealogue for abortion. He's shown just the opposite in his personal life.
In fact, many men go through a lot of their life without deep convictions on the subject either way... but when something finally causes them to give it deep thought, they usually become strong proLife.
You mean like the "deep thought" of sitting in a chair in the Oval Office and knowing that the doorway into that office includes a series of Republican primaries?