Presidential hopeful Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) caught my attention recently for telling Katie Couric in a December 5th interview that he supports embryonic stem-cell research on “surplus” embryos donated by parents from in-vitro fertilization clinics. I said in my post that “this is not a viable pro-life position. A person either believes that all life is valuable, or doesn’t. By his own statements, Romney doesn’t.”
Well, Romney expanded his pro-choice credentials this weekend, telling Meet the Press moderator Tim Russert:
“… I would love it if America came to a point, where we are not today, where the people of America would welcome a society that did not have abortion. But that’s not where we are. And so I’m not promoting or fighting for a constitutional amendment to ban abortion in all 50 states. I am fighting for an overturning of Roe v. Wade.”
Straight from the horse’s mouth. He doesn’t like abortion personally, but he will not fight to “ban abortion in all 50 states.” Isn’t that identical to the stance of Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-NY)? Romney went on to reiterate his support of using surplus embryos for experimentation saying, “I would not outlaw the use… of these surplus embryos if the parents so directed.”
Not only has Gov. Romney taken non-viable pro-life positions, he has taken ones that show him to be effectively pro-choice.
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I saw the same interview and was shocked b/c it is practically the opposite of everything Romney is trying to convince us of what he believes. Romney simply cannot be trusted. Period.
Jay, That’s exactly my point. It’s one of many reasons why I can’t support him.
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