Romney, Santorum trade blasts on pro-life beliefs

TROY, Mich. — At a conservative summit just days before the critical Michigan primary, Mitt Romney blasted rival Rick Santorum for endorsing pro-choice Republican (and fellow Pennsylvanian) Arlen Specter for president in 1996.

“He supported Arlen Specter, by the way, in 1996, when Arlen Specter was running for president,” Romney told the crowd at an Americans for Prosperity meeting here in Troy. “Arlen Specter — the only pro-choice candidate we’ve seen in that race. There were other conservatives running, like Bob Dole. He didn’t support them. He supported the pro-choice candidate, Arlen Specter.”