Governor Crist vetoes pro-life bill, whose side will he be on next?

Governor Charlie Crist vetoed HB 1143 which would have required women seeking an abortion during the first trimester to undergo an ultrasound exam. Additionally, the legislation prohibited taxpayer money from being used to fund abortions.

This bill could have influenced more women to seek the services of crisis pregnancy centers that offer free ultrasound. These women could have benefited from the ministry and pro-life counseling offered at crisis pregnancy centers. Critics and the mainstream media failed to include that important fact in their objections to the legislation. A Center for Women  in Orlando is an example of one crisis pregnancy center that offers ultrasound services.

Most political analysts predicted that Crist would veto the pro-life legislation because running as an independent he would not get the strong conservative vote anyway that would go to Marco Rubio.

The Associated Press reported “As a Republican legislator, Cabinet officer and governor, Crist described himself as "pro-life." Now running for the U.S. Senate as an independent, he indicated this week he would probably veto Hudson's bill -- and the state GOP posted a video showing him taking the opposite stance in campaigns back to 1998.” Click here to read the Associated Press news report.

Governor Crist was for the bailout money early last year before he was against it in his U.S. Senate radio ad campaign during the fall of last year. Crist said on March 28, 2010 on Chris Wallace’s Fox News show that he would run as a Republican only to change to Non Party Affiliation two months later. Crist campaigned as “pro-life” in 2006 only to veto pro-life legislation in 2010. Whose side will he be on next?

If you would like to inform Governor Charlie Crist of how you feel about his veto of this pro-life bill his email address is Charlie.Crist@myflorida.com

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