“Carefully noting that Brown is not pro-life on abortion — though he supports numerous limits on abortion and opposes the pro-abortion health care bill — pro-life advocates said the vote was still tremendously helpful.”
A fair assessment.
Yah - this is no big victory for the pro-life movement (btw, seems to be a dead issue anyway) except for the fact that perhaps funding for abortion can be removed from the Health Care Reform debacle.
Many Freepers portrayed Brown as a full supporter of abortion, when he record clearly said otherwise.
Brown’s beliefs mirror what we find in polling across this country - no partial birth abortion, no tax payer funding for abortion in the US or overseas, parental notification, showing women their sonograms prior to an abortion and requiring a 24hr wait period for her to decide AFTER seeing her babies development - he introduced legislation to do just that in MA. Brown concedes abortions will take place and therefore should be safe and legal.
While I personally go further than Brown and want all abortion illegal, I realize his position is a solid position shared by most Americans.
I’m glad to see Father Pavone speak in support of Brown and that groups working to end abortion realize Brown is an asset towards their ultimate goal and have accepted him.