Two events have weighed most heavily on Mitt Romney's thoughts on abortion: the death of a relative to an illegal abortion (in the 60s prior to Roe v Wade) and an interview with a stem cell reseacher who said (as restated by Romney), "This really isn't a moral issue, because the embryos are terminated or destroyed at 14 days". After the first incident he decided he was pro-choice. After the second, and more recent incident, he decided that he is pro-life. I'm not certain how you can come out against Roe v Wade based on stem cell research, as they seem like two different issues to me, but I'll go with it.
I won't judge the man on whether he truly had a change of heart. Only he can answer that. However, I will fault his logic and the logic of so many pro-lifers. A loved one who died because she wanted an abortion and was forced to pursue it illegally means less than a scientist discarding 14 day-old embryos? Brilliant! Romney for President! That first incident is exactly why we need to keep abortion legal.
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