Romney: Abortion "Settled in the Courts"

     According to Mitt Romney, "Democrats try to make this [abortion] a political issue every four years, but this is a matter in the courts, it's been settled for some time in the courts." Romney is an enthusiastic advocate of stasis on abortion. He is not pro-life any more than any other politician who seeks to continue abortion is pro-life.

     Romney, the supposed champion of the pro-life cause in this year's election cycle, is unequivocally pro-abortion in many cases, and in all others simply wishes the issue would go away. He claims to plan to appoint pro-life Supreme Court justices, however, even after his "conversion" on abortion he appointed almost exclusively pro-abortion judges. Further, since the Supreme Court has failed to overturn even the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision, widely recognized as the worst decision from that body, leaving the issue of abortion to the courts is essentially avoiding the issue entirely: Roe v. Wade will not be overturned by the Supreme Court without outside action influencing the court, thus Romney is pro-abortion in every practical sense. Tom Hoefling, on the other hand, has consistently taken a stand for the life of the unborn. The choice could not be clearer.

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