Mitt Romney received the endorsement of an anti-abortion group, Massachusetts Citizens For Life, in his Republican primary race for the 1994 Senate election. (Anti-abortion group endorses Romney bid, Boston Herald, September 8, 1994)
James Bopp, Jr. wrote:
mney’s conversion was less abrupt than is often portrayed. In his 1994 Senate run, Romney was endorsed by Massachusetts Citizens for Life and kept their endorsement, even though he declared himself to be pro-choice, because he supported parental-consent laws, opposed taxpayer-funded abortion and mandatory abortion coverage under a national health insurance plan, and was against the Freedom of Choice Act, which would have codified Roe v. Wade by federal statute.
mney’s conversion = Romney’s conversion
Not really. Just like an NRA endorsement, they'll sometimes choose the guy who's "less bad". If Romney's positions fundamentally differed from his actions, it's just another example of how he'll lie to anyone to get their votes.