I'd like to love the guy. But I don't feel that he makes a stand one way or another on a very important issue. I agree with him, that it's a "courts" issue, and that each state should make the decision. I think that's a fantastic and democratic thing to say. However:
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Pressed further on his views, Giuliani said he hated abortion and supported the Hyde Amendment which bars federal funding of abortion under the Medicaid program.
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is followed up with:
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Later Giuliani went so far as to use the language of the abortion rights movement: “Ultimately, since it is an issue of conscience, I would respect a woman’s right to make a different choice… You have to respect a woman’s right to make that choice differently than my conscience.”
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I'm sorry but that's just a copout. I think he's trying to appeal to both groups rather than to take a stand for what he actually believes.