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Faith in the 2012 Election Faith in the 2012 Election
Religion emerged as an important issue in the 2012 presidential campaign. The personal religious identity of President Barack Obama and the Republican candidate, Governor...

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Abortion Abortion
This collection gathers together key candidate statements on abortion from the primary and general election campaigns, illustrating how each candidate's understanding of...

AT THE CENTER

Francis Beckwith on Abortion and Human Beings as Moral Subjects (Full Screen)
EVENTS (5)
Law's Virtues: Fostering Autonomy and Solidarity in American Society
September 20, 2012
Which Model, Whose Liberty?: Differences between the U.S. and European Approaches to Religious Freedom
October 11, 2012
Third Meeting of Catholics and Evangelicals for the Common Good
March 18, 2009
PUBLICATIONS (4)
2007 Undergraduate Fellows Report: Religious Advocates: A Force in US Politics?
January 5, 2008
The New Beginning vs. the National Security Strategy
December 28, 2010
Sustainable Democracy Promotion: What Obama Could Learn from Bush
January 3, 2011
INTERVIEWS (22)
A Discussion with Dr. Michael Chelogoy, Deputy Director of Research, Drafting and Technical Support for the Committee of Experts on Constitutional Review in Nairobi, Kenya
July 7, 2010
A Discussion with Edwin Barasa, Director of Programs for Africa Peace Forum in Nairobi, Kenya
July 12, 2010
A Discussion with Abdirashid Abdullahi, Member of the Committee of Experts on Constitutional Review, Nairobi, Kenya
June 28, 2010
LETTERS (25)
Julia McCarthy on Atttitudes Toward Abortion in Japan
December 1, 2006
Melanie Pitkin on the Catholic Church and Recent Trends in Argentine Social Politics
December 1, 2009
Zayan Pereborow on Mixed Sentiment Towards the Pope's Arrival in Barcelona
November 10, 2010
POSTS (44)
Biden vs. Bishops: Should Democrats Panic? Pray?
September 10, 2008
Rudy Giuliani: The Perfect Imperfect Catholic (Part II)
July 23, 2007
Giuliani's Worst Nightmare (Part I)
October 18, 2007

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Mitt Romney on Abortion and Changing Perspectives at the Fox News/WSJ Debate

Mitt Romney
January 16, 2012
You know, the issue where I change my mind, which obviously draws a lot of attention was that when I was running for governor, I said I would leave the law in place as it related to abortion. And I thought I could go in that narrow path between my personal belief and letting government stay out of the issue. Then a piece of legislation came to my desk and it said we would begin to create embryos for the purpose of destroying those embryos, and I said I simply couldn’t sign something like that.

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Mitt Romney is the former governor of Massachusetts and the 2012 Republican candidate for President. He is the author of No Apology: The Case for American Greatness (2010) and founder of the Free & Strong America PAC (political action committee)....