Planned Parenthood: Giuliani Is “Pro-Choice and At The Front of the Pack”

ABC News’ Jan Simmonds reports: Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Cecile Richards responded today to presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani’s (R-N.Y.) comments Friday at Houston Baptist University about being a pro abortion rights candidate.

"It’s encouraging to see that the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for president supports the right to make personal private health care decisions free from government intrusion," said Richards in a paper statement.

Giuliani’s position may be in more flux than the Planned Parenthood statement implies.  Previously, Giuliani has stated his support for various abortion restrictions he once opposed, which yesterday he called an "evolution."

"Giuliani is pro-choice and at the front of the pack — the days of the anti-choice strangle-hold on the Republican Party are numbered," Richards adds. "Bedrock Republican Party principles like freedom of choice and personal responsibility – including support for family planning and the right to choose — and are mainstream, winning positions and finally in the spotlight."

It was reported earlier this week that Rudy Giuliani and then wife Donna Hannover gave $900 to Planned Parenthood in the late 1990′s and the year 2000.