OTOH, Anthony Kennedy was a pro-life Republican, before he was nominated. He received endorsements from every major pro-life/right to life group in America. After several years on the high court, Kennedy started to pal around with the wrong crowd. He fell in with the liberals and became a pro-choice Republican.
Just like Ike wasn't happy with Earl Warren, Nixon wasn't pleased with Warren Burger, and Bush41 wasn't satisifed with David Souter, Reagan wasn't satisfied with Anthony Kennedy.
Reagan did get to appoint Antonin Scalia to a position on the high court. He also appointed Rehnquist to Chief Justice. Two outstanding picks. Reagan also made an attempt to get a solid conservative named Robert Bork on the SCOTUS. Ted Kennedy and Arlen Specter fought him all the way and Reagan lost that battle. If Bork had been approved, Roe v WAde might be history today.
Reagan's record on abortion is pretty good:
*Reagan supported legislation that would allow for a challenge of Roe vs. Wade, while promoting a Human Life amendment to the US Constitution.
*Reagan adopted the "Mexico City Policy" halting federal aid to private groups promoting abortions abroad.
*The Reagan admin cut off funding to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities because the global agency violated U.S. law by participating in China's mandatory abortion program.
*The Reagan admin adopted regulations prohibiting federally funded "family planning clinics" from promoting abortion as birth control.
*Reagan himself introduced the issue of fetal pain into the public debate over abortion.
*The Reagan White House blocked use of federal money for research using the tissue of aborted babies. A forerunner to banning partial birth abortion.
*The Reagan admin helped win approval of the "Danforth Amendment," which said federally funded educational institutions could not be guilty of "sex discrimination" for refusing to pay for abortions.
*The Reagan admin was key in enactment of laws protecting the right to life of handicapped newborns.
*Reagan designated a National Sanctity of Human Life Day, to recognize the value of life at all stages.
*Reagan was the first Prez to address the annual WashDC March for Life. An annual event Reagan always spoke at.
Actually, remember since 1973 we have had 3 years of President Ford, 8 years of President Reagan, 4 Years of President Bush I, and 7 years of Bush II. This is 22 years out of the 34 years since Roe vs. Wade.
Abortion is unchanged in America. In 2006 14,000 abortions were done in Minnesota. They don't even bother to record in what trimester the abortions were done.
This has been a top drawer issue, actually a litmus test issue, for "social conservatives" and "value voters" for 34 years. In that time little or nothing has been accomplished that actually reduced the number of abortions. Your suggested progress is all window dressing provided by the politicians to pander for your votes.
Yes, it was - which proves the point that whoever is President, nothing will be done which has the actual effect of reducing access to abortion or even reducing the number of abortions.
Yes, it was - and if Ronald Reagan were resurrected and elected to two more terms, there would be more abortions in 2017 than there were in 2009, and you know it.
Presidential politics is barking up the wrong tree.