I’ve seen this, no idea if it is accurate:
“Government should stay out of it... The ultimate decision must be made by the women... Government should treat its citizens as adults capable of making moral decisions on their own.” ~ Fred Thompson, July 1994
If you have researched enough to come up with that supposed quote, you know very well that he is pro life.
“Government should stay out of it... The ultimate decision must be made by the women... Government should treat its citizens as adults capable of making moral decisions on their own.” ~ Fred Thompson, July 1994
The pro-Rudy crowd loves to Cherry pick this qoute to compare Rudy to Thompson. However here is the qoute in full...
“Government should stay out of it. No public financing. The ultimate decision must be made by the women. Government should treat its citizens as adults capable of making moral decisions on their own.” - Fred Thompson, July 1994
Notice how the Pro-Rudy crowd loves to leave out the part about NO PUBLIC FINANCING! hrmm I wonder why that is....
Weekly Standard, 4/19/07:
And on abortion, his comments echoed those he gave to THE WEEKLY STANDARD last week, when I asked about press reports from his first Senate campaign in 1994 that identified him as pro-choice. Thompson said: "I have read these accounts and tried to think back 13 years ago as to what may have given rise to them. Although I don't remember it, I must have said something to someone as I was getting my campaign started that led to a story. Apparently, another story was based upon that story, and then another was based upon that, concluding I was pro-choice." He added: "I was interviewed and rated pro-life by the National Right to Life folks in 1994, and I had a 100 percent voting record on abortion issues while in the Senate."