Giuliani's Trouble with Kinda, Sorta, Sometimes Supporting Abortion Rights

Giuliani has received a lot of criticism from the Republican Party because of his stance on abortion rights. The former New York mayor has been very contradictory with his position, and it has shown to be his greatest vulnerability as he vies for the republican presidential nomination. He says that he "hates" abortion, but he supports a women's right to choose. He supports a ban on late-term abortions, and vowed not to lift a ban that gives poor women federal money to afford them. Giuliani also said that it would be "OK" if the Supreme court overturned Roe v. Wade, then said that "it would also be OK" if the judges use the case as a precedent and continue to uphold it. More information on this can be found here.

Giuliani’s tax returns reveal that he and his ex-wife donated a total of 900$ worth of gifts to Planned Parenthood in the mid-1990s. Planned Parenthood performed 265,000 abortions in 2005, totaling 3% of it's patient's services. However, Planned Parenthood does perform other services, such as counseling, birth control, pregnancy testing, and treatment for STDs. Giuliani claims to have given these donations because he supports the way Planned Parenthood makes information available to people, such as information on adoption- a good alternative to abortion. More information on this can be found here.

Another hopeful, Senator John McCain, stated that a candidate for the Republican Party that supports abortion rights violates one of the "fundamental principles of a conservative". Unlike most prospective candidates, Giuliani’s views do not strictly follow those of the democratic or republican parties. This means that while he has some views that agree with each party, he has other ones that piss them off. In this case, the left agree with his support for abortion rights, while conservatives hate it. Another example is his stance on gay rights. This refusal to strictly adhere to one parties established set of views makes it especially hard for Giuliani to get a presidential nomination from either side.