Former GOP Governor (2003-2006); Pres. candidate (2008):
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- Target of $1.4M in attack ads from Planned Parenthood. (Sep 2012)
- Reverse Obama regulations that threaten innocent life. (Feb 2012)
- Courts added tax-paid abortions to RomneyCare; not me. (Jan 2012)
- I had no litmus test for appointing judges, but I'm pro-life. (Jan 2012)
- Scientifically, life begins at conception. (Jan 2012)
- 1990: As church leader, urged at-risk mom against abortion. (Jan 2012)
- 1994: Supported abortion rights but personally opposed. (Jan 2012)
- Firmly pro-life; including Court nominations. (Jun 2011)
- Abortion decision should recognize TWO lives involved. (Mar 2010)
- OpEd: baroque circumlocutions on evolving abortion stance. (Aug 2009)
- Supreme Court had said feds should stay out of abortion. (Dec 2007)
- I took action as governor to preserve the sanctity of life. (Dec 2007)
- No punishment for women who have partial birth abortions. (Dec 2007)
- Two-step process: overturn Roe; then change hearts & minds. (Sep 2007)
- Firmly in the “legal but rare” camp. (Aug 2007)
- Following in Reagan’s footsteps in converting to pro-life. (Aug 2007)
- Absolute good day for America when Roe v. Wade is repealed. (May 2007)
- Personally pro-life, but government should not intrude. (May 2007)
- Was effectively pro-choice until cloning changed his opinion. (May 2007)
- Breach of Constitution for justices to adjust Constitution. (Mar 2007)
- Now firmly pro-life, despite 2002 tolerance for abortion. (Dec 2006)
- Anti-abortion views have “evolved & deepened” while governor. (Jul 2005)
- Personally against abortion, but pro-choice as governor. (Mar 2002)
- For safe, legal abortion since relative’s death from illegal. (Oct 1994)
Contraception
- Every woman in America should have access to contraceptives. (Oct 2012)
- Since 1960s, illegal for states to ban contraception. (Sep 2012)
- Church employee birth control violates religious conscience. (Feb 2012)
- MA churches can choose to not provide morning-after pills. (Feb 2012)
- 2002: No to new abortion law; yes to emergency contraception. (Jan 2012)
- States shouldn't ban contraception; and no state wants to. (Jan 2012)
- 1993: Morning-after pill could make abortions obsolete. (Nov 2011)
- Contraception is a personal choice; but advocate abstinence. (Nov 2011)
- Vetoed emergency contraception for rape victims. (Jul 2005)
Stem Cells
- Stem-cell cloning breaches an ethical boundary. (Jan 2012)
- 2004: Stem cell research ok, if privately funded. (Nov 2011)
- Outlaw embryo farming, but allow using surplus embryos. (Dec 2007)
- 2004: Became pro-life during stem cell controversy. (Dec 2007)
- Altered nuclear transfer instead of embryonic stem cells. (May 2007)
- Stem cell research lofty goals don’t justify destroying life. (Mar 2007)
- Vetoed stem cell research bill. (May 2005)
Voting Record
- Would be delighted to sign federal ban on all abortions. (Nov 2007)
- 2005: Vetoed availability without Rx of morning-after pill. (Aug 2007)
- Would welcome overturning Roe v. Wade. (Mar 2007)
- Committed to not change law on abortion as Gov., and did not. (Mar 2007)
- Opposes Roe v Wade, but won’t tamper with abortion laws. (Dec 2006)
- Endorsed legalization of RU-486. (Mar 2002)
- CC:De-fund Planned Parenthood. (Jul 2018)
- CC:Parental notification for abortions by minors. (Jul 2018)
- Protect infant survivors of abortion. (Feb 2020)
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