Original sentence: ) if they so choose.He further wrote, "The federal government should not interfere with individual convictions and actions in this area" but that "states should be allowed to impose various restrictions (i.In March 22, 2007, The American Spectator reported that "Thompson took the pro-life position on every vote he cast on the abortion issue.In a 1996 questionnaire from Tennesseans for Choice, Thompson responded that "states should have the right to restrict abortion as they see fit" but that he would not favor federal legislation criminalizing abortions.In a March 11, 2007, Fox News Sunday interview Thompson said, "I think Roe vs
Edited sentence: ) if they so choose".Additionally, he expressed support for the public financing of abortions in specific cases.As reported in The American Spectator, "Thompson took the pro-life position on every vote he cast on the abortion issue.Beyond that, I believe that the federal government should not interfere with individual convictions and actions in this area.I would make an exception to this general rule of governmental non-interference in a very limited number of cases...states should be allowed to impose various restrictions (i.In a 2007 Fox News Sunday interview Thompson said, "I think Roe vs.In a Tennesseans for Choice questionnaire filled out by Fred Thompson in 1996 he answered "NO" when asked if he favored the criminalization of abortion and described his views on the subject as follows "The Supreme Court has attempted to delineate the constitutionally appropriate roles for individual and government decision-making on the issue of abortion.The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) endorsed Thompson in 1994