Mitt Romney in 2002: (H/T @EmilysList)
Supports Roe v. Wade: YES
Supports Medicaid funding of abortion services: YES
Mitt Romney in 2011:
I am pro-life and believe that abortion should be limited to only instances of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother.Fun item of note: Romney's Pro-Life Pledge doesn't appear on the issues section of his campaign website. You have to search for abortion to find it!
I support the reversal of Roe v. Wade, because it is bad law and bad medicine. Roe was a misguided ruling that was a result of a small group of activist federal judges legislating from the bench.
I support the Hyde Amendment, which broadly bars the use of federal funds for abortions. And as president, I will support efforts to prohibit federal funding for any organization like Planned Parenthood, which primarily performs abortions or offers abortion-related services.
What does it all mean? When running for office in a Blue State, Mitt Romney is staunchly pro-choice. When running for Craziest of the Crazy (AKA the GOP Presidential nomination) Mitt Romney is staunchly anti-choice.
For more examples of Romney's extreme fluidity on the issues check out Multiple Choice Mitt.