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Reuters Romney: Anti-abortion activists won him over By Carey Gillam Fri Jun 15, 4:12 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney sought to turn his shifting views on abortion to his advantage on Friday, bringing social conservatives to their feet in a speech in which he said they helped convert him to their cause.
Click Here The former Massachusetts governor, the top fund-raiser among Republican candidates, has been accused of adopting the anti-abortion stance as a matter of political convenience. But flanked by American flags and red, white and blue balloons, Romney got a standing ovation as he told hundreds of anti-abortion activists attending the National Right to Life convention that their work helped win him over. "I proudly follow a long line of converts," Romney, 60, told the crowd in Kansas City. "When I first ran for office, while I was always personally opposed to abortion ...
voting record) this week released a video of a May 2005 news conference where Romney said he was "absolutely committed" to maintaining Massachusetts' abortion rights laws.
Roe v Wade ruling that legalized abortion "continues to work its destructive logic throughout our society. Romney insisted he had a "common dedication" to work with anti-abortion activists on a range of issues, including embryonic stem cell research, another issue where Romney has been accused of expressing conflicting views. "What some see as just a clump of cells is actually a human life," he said.
"Mitt Romney can stand up there and say everything he thinks we want to hear, but I don't think he is sincere," said Putman, adding she had not decided who to support in the race.
voting record), a favored son of US conservatives but considered a longshot for the Republican presidential nomination. Brownback was cheered wildly by the crowd, which ranged from infants to the elderly, as he focused his remarks on his devotion to "life, whole life" and pledged to work to overturn Roe v Wade. We are going to win the fight for life," Brownback said.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney during a debate e in New Hampshire, June 5, 2007. Romney sought to solidify support among social conservatives on Friday, pledging to work against abortion, gay marriage and embryonic stem cell research if he is elected.
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