Most Republicans consider themselves "pro-life", but don't approach it with the sense of fanatical zeal that our friend Protagoras does. He has his reasons, I suppose. All True Believers will insist that Deviationists are Evil. How and ever, what you will see is a return to Reaganism, especially if Rice should run, as I am now certain she will. Reagan understood that he was about the business of growing a political party, not salvation. People forget that the Human Life Amendment was not designed to pass Congress, as it was controlled by Democrats. Rice, it seems, is endorsing choice with restrictions while looking to get the federal government out of the business of approving/disapproving of abortion. Implicit therin is the notion of a return to the States.
That's the way I read it, but she has yet to amplify. Certainly, however, her position is acceptable to me. BTW, I exhaled when I saw that she was against Partial Birth. That would have been a deal killer.
Be Seeing You,
Chris