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added Richard Gephardt
|vetoed a pro-life bill passed by overwhelming majorities in the legislature
|vetoed a pro-life bill passed by overwhelming majorities in the legislature
|the legislature overrode his veto; Roemer was defeated for reelection and could never win an election again
|the legislature overrode his veto; Roemer was defeated for reelection and could never win an election again
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|1986 <ref>He claims his flip-flop didn't occur when running for President in 1988. His record indicates pro-life erosion over time</ref>
|Richard Gephardt
|Democrat
|Congressman(MO)
|His first term in Congress, Gephardt voted pro-life 96 percent of the time. By his third term is was down to 64%. By 1989 it was down to 11%. He changed his position to saying that he would appoint Supreme Court justices who would preserve [[Roe v. Wade]].
|Gephardt told the pro-abortion group NARAL that his Baptist upbringing taught him abortion was wrong but, over time, friends and colleagues were able to convince him otherwise, "There is nothing moral in strong-arming a personal belief, and there is nothing moral to a presidency that imposes personal morality through acts of government power."
|He would run for President in 1988 but his pro-abortion switch contributed to an unflattering view of him as a political opportunist without firm principles.
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