Will GOP voters accept Giuliani's evolution on abortion?

Will GOP voters accept Giuliani's evolution on abortion?



As mayor,Giuliani personally signed a proclamation designating "Roe v. Wade Anniversary Day" on the 25th anniversary of the landmark abortion rights ruling.
Now, as a presidential candidate, Giuliani has said, "I'm against abortion -- I hate it."
Conlin said she never heard anything like that when Giuliani was in office.
"He never seemed to have a struggle with the issue as mayor," she said.
"He was very proudly pro-choice."
But looking back at Giuliani statements and policy positions over the past 20 years, there is clearly an evolution in some of his positions, or in his emphasis, especially when it comes to abortion restrictions.


When he ran for mayor, Giuliani made clear he viewed his oath as an obligation to uphold the right to an abortion, but also said that doing so was at odds with values learned in his Catholic upbringing.

"I have personal views and religious views that are contrary to some of these areas," Giuliani said back then.

As mayor, he offered no such reservations: "I am pro-choice and pro-gay rights."

Now, as a presidential candidate, he embraces abortion restrictions he opposed as mayor.


As mayor, Giuliani supported taxpayer-financed abortions for poor women, a position he reiterated in a 1997 National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League candidate questionnaire and again in an interview with CNN seven months ago.

"If it would deprive someone of a constitutional right, yes -- I mean, if that's the status of the law, then I would, yes," he told CNN.



"He owes the American people an explanation of why he's flip flopped so dramatically," Conlin said.


---I believe this topic is a very important issue because it shows how much a presidential candidate is worthy of his or her word. Abortion has always been a big deal as to oppose it or not. One's thoughts may alter, but Giuliani on the other hand, should just stick to one belief because this situation may change many people's minds about him being their choice.