Vincent raps Schweitzer's abortion remarks | Billings Gazette

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Vincent raps Schweitzer's abortion remarks

By CHARLES S. JOHNSON
Gazette State Bureau

HELENA - Democratic candidate for governor John Vincent on Tuesday called on his opponent, Brian Schweitzer, to retract statements he made to college students about a woman's right to abortion.

Schweitzer declined, saying he stood by his comments that Republicans are grandstanding about the abortion issue, talking about it but not doing anything about it.

Vincent cited a NARAL Pro-Choice Montana voting record publication that paraphrased Schweitzer's position on abortion. While for abortion rights, Schweitzer was quoted as telling Montana State University students that Republicans were just grandstanding on abortion to appeal to their base voters and had no plans to make abortion illegal.

"That kind of a statement files in the face of the persistent, ongoing efforts of Republican legislators, at both the national and state levels, to take away a woman's right to choose," said Vincent, a Gallatin County commissioner and former state lawmaker.

Vincent said it provides "another example of Brian's unpredictability."

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1. Gee thanks Brian

While it may have been true a few years ago, don't give pro-choice Montanans an out to vote for Bush. More importantly, it's just not true anymore. I don't think this is the guy for Montana if he says goofy stuff like this.