Romney changed his position on abortion

Reasons to disagree

1. Romney's position has always been the same. Romney has always supported states rights when it comes to abortion.
2. Romney is pro-choice, but he declared a truce on the issue in Massachusetts. He said he would not change the laws. When people would not believe him that he would not change the law (because he is Mormon), he told the story of his mom. It was a true story. Romney, like most Americans, understands the other side.
3. Now that he is running for president of the United States, he is asserting the same thing: each state should have the right to choose their abortion laws. So he has kind of changed his position from advocating that Massachusetts be able to remain pro-choice, to Massachusetts should remain pro-choice and other states should also get to choose their abortion policy, as he seeks to represent those from more states than Massachusetts.
4. First - when he ran - what Romney said was he would not CHANGE the current abortion laws in Massachusetts. And he did not. Nobody EVER thought he was personally pro-choice, but there WAS concern that he would enforce his personal agenda on the state. He kept his word (I know, I know, sit down, it DOES make you dizzy when a politician keeps his word). In fact, he referenced this promise when he vetoed the Emergency Contraception bill, which he regarded as a change.
5. In 1994 Romney supported pro-life laws like parental notification and no taxpayer funding for abortion.

Reasons to agree

1. Romney went from not wanting to lable his position as pro-life or pro-choice, but explained that he would not change the laws is Massachusetts, which made him effectively pro-choice, and he changed to pro-life in 2004.

This campaign flyer from 1994 shows that Abortion is the only issue that Romney has changed.

The fact that Romney changed his abortion position, in and of itself, should not keep people from voting for him.

Reasons to agree:

1. Brownback wasn’t always pro-life.
2. Reagan wasn’t always pro-choice.
3. George W Bush was not always pro-choice.
4. George H Bush wasn't always pro-choice.

1. People on both sides of the abortion debate over simplistic.
2. Not only are some opinions wrong to have, some conversation topics are wrong to discuss.
3. Mitt Romney is the most conservative of the viable 08 candidates
4. Romney is a conservative on abstinence education.
5. Romney changed his position on abortion.

1. Wolf Blitzer
1. Have you changed your opinion on Abortion?

Abortion

1. George Stephanopoulos
1. So do you now believe that abortion is murder?
2. Should women who have abortions and doctors who perform them be jailed?
3. If it's killing, why should states have leeway?
4. What do you believe the punishment should be for an abortion?
2. Wolf Blitzer
1. Have you changed your opinion on Abortion?
2. What is your current position on abortion?
3. How do you account for your change on abortion?
3. 1st Debate
1. Would it be a good day for America if Roe v Wade was repealed?
2. Have you always been for life or effectively pro-choice?
3. When you said that being a pro-life president entails more than just appointing strict constructionist judges, was that directed at Giuliani?
4. 2nd Debate
1. What would you say to someone who lost a wife or a daughter to an illegal abortion if you named the Supreme Court justice who tipped the balance and over turned Roe v Wade?
2. Governor Romney, during this campaign, you have been criticized -- and again tonight you've been criticized -- for changing your position on some issues. You say that it's a part of learning from experience. Can you point to an area in which your learning from experience led you to change to a position that is less popular with the Republican base?
5. Katherine Jean Lopez
1. Were you faking it when you said you were pro-choice?
6. Dan Balz, David S Broder and Ruth Marcus
1. Do you support making abortion illegal?
7. Mary Katharine Ham
1. What do you think about the partial-birth abortion ban?
8. Mike Allen
1. What policies would you initiate to show your sincerity?