Wasn't that the view of Nixon, Ford, Prescott Bush, and Rockefeller too?
Prescott? how far back do you go?
Nixon was unquestionably anti-abortion. He and his followers derided the left as the party of "abortion, acid, and amnesty."
Rockefeller and Grand-daddy Bush were definitely pro-abort. They were the type of "country-club" Republicans who Nixon had to ride rough-shod over to win the Presidency. They despised Nixon because of his humble background.
Daddy Bush became pro-life only because he knew he needed to be, if he wanted to ride Reagan's coat-tails into the Oval Office.
I believe that W is dedicated to a pro-life position. It may be that this is because he saw how soft his father's support was amongst social conservatives who never quite believed in Daddy Bush's change of heart. I really don't care why. W has walked the walk.
He has also been anything but a country-club Republican in style. Good thing, since there aren't many of them left voting these days, anyway...