While speaking to a small group of South Carolina businessmen today, Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney declined to endorse the new South Carolina bill that would require women seeking an abortion to view an ultrasound. Instead, the former Massachusetts governor (who thinks he can be the choice for the party's social conservatives) demonstrated his lack of passion for the humanity of the preborn. In fact, Romney simply adopted an old dodge and opined that each state should be free to make their own abortion laws."I would like to see each state be able to make its own law with regard to abortion," Romney said. "I think the Roe v. Wade one-size-fits-all approach is wrong."
I think true conservatives will, if they haven't already, decide that Romney's flipping, flopping and fence-sitting on abortion is entirely unacceptable.
A much different example of character was set by Senator Sam Brownback, also campaigning in the state, who affirmed the legitimacy and desirability of such legislation.
Also demonstrating the courage and wisdom of his pro-life convictions, Senator Brownback was perhaps the leading voice against the expansion of embryonic stem cell research debated in the Senate this week. For a description of his case against ESCR and, conversely, the case for the sanctity of human life, read this report.
