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« The Devil Has Come to Roost | Main | Dear Boston, Everyone is Laughing at You » January 31, 2007Romney's Pro-Life RumblingsIt appears that Mitt Romney has tapped Indiana's own James Bopp to advise him on pro-life issues. Bopp, you will recall, has been instrumental in the recent partial-birth abortion cases. From my perspective, this is a clear move on Romney's part to legitimate his more recent pro-life stance, not to mention his faith, in the eyes of the Evangelical and Catholic communities. While I have not assessed the issue, some claim that there are substantial considerations with regards to the LDS Church and abortion. Thoughts? Posted by Seth Zirkle at January 31, 2007 04:20 PM CommentsIf I'm reading the article you linked to in the last full sentence, the Mormon take is what I acronym as RIMLID (Rape, Incest, Mother's Life In Danger). They add fetal deformity as well, but give me a little poetic licence. RIMLID is Duyba's take as well, IIRC. If Romney toes the LDS line, he'll be in the pro-life camp, at least in regards to naming justices who would overturn Roe. He might not be as anti-abortion as some conservatives would like, but enough to overturn Roe if President Romney gets to pick a replacement for a center-left justice. That would be enough for me on that front; we're unlikely to get much further right than RIMLID in any federal legislation. That assumes that the Feds have the right to regulate abortion in the first place; that may well be an open question that some of the more conservative members might vote down federal abortion law on 10th amendment grounds Posted by: Mark Byron at January 31, 2007 05:38 PM | permalink Post a comment |
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