Ironically, Mitt's refrain on abortion did not even include that "rare" caveat. He said over and over again: safe and legal, safe and legal, woman's right to choose must be protected.
Anyway, Mitt's supposed epiphany on abortion and the Harvard researcher/stem cell thing has been pretty well debunked as a cover story. Mitt was supporting embryonic stem cell research well AFTER such research supposedly turned him pro-life.
You of course are referring to a sloppy MSM hit piece, which is clearly refuted in the piece by Romney spokesman. The link is here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1850546/posts?q=1&;page=1
The article title uses the word “myth”, which instantly discredits the source. Myths develop over hundreds of years, not election cycles. You want to trust ABC News to be fair and accurate, go ahead. Just don’t complain when Fred is being unfairly attacked in ‘08.