May 11, 2007

Giuliani's Not Changing His Views On Abortion That He's Changed

So the political world spazzed out yesterday with word from the New York Times that Giuliani would embrace his pro-choice vantage point on abortion and begin to offer a "forthright affirmation of his support for abortion rights in public forums."

Does that mean he'll repudiate his stance on partial birth abortion, his support for the Hyde amendment, his support for parential notification?

No.

In fact, we'll told that he'll acknowledge that he has evolved from, say, 1997, when his campaign filled out a questionnaire in such a way that only a dyed-in-the-wool pro-choicer or a committed Planned Parenthood donor would approve.

What Giuliani will do is explain his thinking in a more detailed way. He will make it clear that he believes that a woman has the right to choose -- perhaps not a constitutional right to choose, but a deeply-ingrained political and social right to determine whether to bear a child. [MARC AMBINDER]

Posted at 09:12 AM

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