On Abortion, Where Do They Stand?

I have read some things about Fred Thompson that make me not want to vote for him. In 1994 he said that he believed that abortion should be legal in the first trimester of the pregnancy and other statements which seemed totally pro-choice. He now says that Roe v. Wade should be overturned, and he would leave it up to the states to decide the law. But the right to life is guaranteed by the Constitution which should not be superseded by the states. As recently as this year he said that he would not vote for a law that would “criminalize a young woman” for choosing to have an abortion. He has said that he would not use abortion as a “litmus test” when selecting Supreme Court justices. I have not seen anything that would indicate that he has changed his mind about this. He has said recently that he believes that abortion should legal in cases of rape and incest and that he would not be in favor of either an amendment to the Constitution to ban abortion or to ban gay marriage.

If both an abortion doctor and a woman who is to receive an abortion conspire to murder the unborn baby, then they are both guilty. It is unacceptable to only punish one of the guilty parties. Anyone who consents to the abortion is guilty and should be punished just as if he or she did the same thing to any other innocent person. There should be equal protection under the law as the Constitution says. The National Right to Life’s endorsement of Fred Thompson means nothing at all to me.

http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=57977

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Fred_Thompson

http://www.principledpolicy.com/?p=114

John McCain voted for federally funding embryonic stem cell research. I read that he believes that abortion should be legal in cases of rape and incest.

Mitt Romney used to be for legal abortion and special rights for homosexuals. He says he has changed his mind about these issues, but he still believes that abortion should be legal in cases of rape and incest. He is a Mormon and their Prophet (the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) recently made a proclamation that it is acceptable for Mormon women to have abortions in cases of rape, incest, and certain birth defects.

Rape is a horrible thing, but only the rapist should punished, not the innocent child. Such a child is no less of a person than any other baby. I have decided that I will never compromise on this when I vote. A candidate must be 100% pro-life.

Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul, Duncan Hunter, and Tom Tancredo are the ones who believe that all abortions should be illegal. Duncan Hunter favors a Constitutional Amendment that would explicitly say that personhood begins at conception. Ron Paul and (I think) Mike Huckabee favor leaving it up to the States. I’m not sure of what Tom Tancredo’s exact position is on this.

http://www.vote-smart.org/npat.php?can_id=1657#Result

http://www.principledpolicy.com/?p=110

http://www.vote-smart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=17030

http://www.teamtancredo.com/issues.php

http://senate.ontheissues.org/Tom_Tancredo.htm

I saw one debate in which Tancredo and Paul said that they would not necessarily support whoever becomes the Republican nominee. But the rest of the candidates basically said that they would (even if it is Rudy Giulliani!!!???). The way Sam Brownback said this was particularly nauseating—thank God he dropped out.