Reagan admits he made a mistake when he was california governor. had he been a more experience governor, he would not have signed off the abortion legislation. he misread legislation.Thanks Dilbert! I was looking for that and couldnt find it!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politi...eagan#Abortion Originally Posted by dilbert firestorm
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Abortion
Reagan was opposed to abortion, except in cases of rape, incest and life of the mother.[50] He was quoted as saying: "If there is a question as to whether there is life or death, the doubt should be resolved in favor of life". In 1982, he stated: "Simple morality dictates that unless and until someone can prove the unborn human is not alive, we must give it the benefit of the doubt and assume it is (alive). And, thus, it should be entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness".[50]
As Governor of California, Reagan signed into law the Therapeutic Abortion Act in May 1967 in an effort to reduce the number of "back room abortions" performed in California.[51] As a result, approximately one million abortions would be performed and Reagan blamed this on doctors, arguing that they had deliberately misinterpreted the law.[50] Just when the law was signed, Reagan stated that had he been more experienced as Governor, he would not have signed it.[52] Reagan then declared himself to be pro-life.[50] During his presidency, though, Reagan never introduced legislation to congress regarding abortion.