Romney flip flops on abortion again - "I would let states make their choices."

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Romney Muddles Abortion Stance
Republican Contender Once Again Favors States on Abortion Rights
By TEDDY DAVIS
Aug. 22, 2007
LOS ANGELES, CA —

Mitt Romney has once again changed his position on whether states should be allowed to retain abortion rights.

Two weeks after indicating to ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on "Good Morning America" that his abortion position goes beyond reversing Roe vs. Wade and includes support for a human life amendment to the Constitution as well as federal legislation that would bring the unborn under the protections of the 14th Amendment, Romney said Tuesday that he supports letting states make their own choices about abortion  a position that would be impossible if his "GMA" abortion position were implemented.

"My view is that the Supreme Court has made an error in saying at the national level one size fits all for the whole nation," Romney told Jon Ralston in a televised interview. "Instead, I would let states make their choices."

Asked by Ralston whether it was "OK" with him that Nevada is a "pro-choice state," Romney said, "I'd let states make their own decision in this regard. My view, of course, is I'm a pro-life individual. That's the position I support. But, I'd let states have this choice rather than let the federal government have it."

http://www.abcnews.go.com/print?id=3511448

I remember in the 2000 primaries, a reporter asked Governor Bush about abortion and Roe v Wade. He said something like "it should be up to the legislature to decide, and not the Supreme Court". The reporter then asked, "well, OK, what do you think legislatures should do?" Bush then coyly said "well that would be up to the legislature".

These antiabortionists say they are for states rights, and I'm sure that's what they believe in the short-run. If they get their way and RvW is overturned, perhaps 30 states will outlaw abortion, but perhaps 20 or more will not. That will not be OK with the antiabortionist crowd. Then the will demand federal legislation, and/or a constitutional amendment to outlaw abortion everywhere. In the long-run, they do not favor states rights on the abortion issue at all.

talk about having your values fucked up.

That is, the states "decide" and then the feds come in a bust everyone anyway?