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Bill Weld on Families & Children
Former Republican Governor; former Senate candidate (MA)
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Government out of your pocketbook and your bedroom
Massachusetts Gov. William F. Weld addressed the Republican National Convention, evoking a mixture of cheers of cheers and boos when he restated his opposition to the platform's antiabortion plank. The governor, who spearheaded an unsuccessful effort to
reopen debate on the platform's abortion plank, brought up the issue one more time for everyone to hear. "I happen to think that individual freedom should extended to a women's right to choose," Weld said. "I want the government out of your pocketbook
and your bedroom." In an interview with The Crimson later that night, Weld indicated that neither he nor the pro-choice activists within the party intend to let the pro-choice movement lose any steam. Given this year's rumblings, Weld thinks the party
will undergo much change on the abortion issue. "In 1996 the Republican Party will be neutral or pro-choice," Weld said.
Source: The Harvard Crimson, "Weld Speaks on Abortion, Crime"
, Aug 21, 1992
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