Difference between revisions of "Abortion Betrayals"
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|Richard S. Williamson | |Richard S. Williamson | ||
| − | |Republican nominee for U.S. Senate for Illinois | + | |Republican |
| + | |nominee for U.S. Senate for Illinois | ||
|signed a pro-life pledge during the campaign | |signed a pro-life pledge during the campaign | ||
|disavowed his pledge once Carol Moseley Braun became his opponent, whom he hoped to defeat by becoming pro-choice | |disavowed his pledge once Carol Moseley Braun became his opponent, whom he hoped to defeat by becoming pro-choice | ||
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|July 6, 1990 | |July 6, 1990 | ||
|Buddy Roemer | |Buddy Roemer | ||
| + | |Democrat<ref>Later he switched parties.</ref> | ||
|Louisiana Governor | |Louisiana Governor | ||
|"we've had a betrayal by a governor who has been on the record as pro-life" <ref>Quoting Burke Balch, a state legislative director of the National Right to Life Committee. [http://articles.latimes.com/1990-07-28/news/mn-559_1_u-s-abortion-bill] </ref> | |"we've had a betrayal by a governor who has been on the record as pro-life" <ref>Quoting Burke Balch, a state legislative director of the National Right to Life Committee. [http://articles.latimes.com/1990-07-28/news/mn-559_1_u-s-abortion-bill] </ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:22, March 23, 2010
| Date | Name(s) | Party | Office | Stated Position | Betrayal | Comments |
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| March 21, 2010 | Bart Stupak | Democrat | Congressman (MI) | <need quote> | ||
| 1992 | Richard S. Williamson | Republican | nominee for U.S. Senate for Illinois | signed a pro-life pledge during the campaign | disavowed his pledge once Carol Moseley Braun became his opponent, whom he hoped to defeat by becoming pro-choice | lost in a landslide after his duplicity was exposed; Pro-life Peter Fitzgerald then defeated Moseley Braun the next time |
| July 6, 1990 | Buddy Roemer | Democrat[1] | Louisiana Governor | "we've had a betrayal by a governor who has been on the record as pro-life" [2] | 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 |