Abortion Quotes

“The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision.”

“For me, Roe v. Wade is a case about the Constitution and the spiritual development of women.”

“We, therefore, conclude that the right of personal privacy includes the abortion decision, but that this right is not unqualified and must be considered against important state interests in regulation.”

“I'll carry this one to my grave.”

“The right to an abortion is not in the Constitution.”

“I’m a pro-choice Republican. I’m a pro-choice governor.”

“Roe v. Wade is an unconstitutional decision, a usurpation of democratic authority.”

“There is no question that there is a link between the murdering of an unborn child and the promiscuity of our youth.”

“We've got to stand up for the unborn. We've got to stand up for life.”

“Roe v. Wade was an embarrassment. It was an embarrassment at the time it was decided, and it has been an embarrassment ever since.”

“We are the party that says abortion is a matter of privacy and personal conscience.”

“Abortion is the American holocaust.”

“Abortion is a tragic right, but a right nonetheless.”

“For too long, the issue of abortion has been used as a political wedge. That's not what it is. It's a deeply personal decision.”

“The state's interest in protecting potential life becomes compelling at viability.”

“Preventing babies from being born is not medicine. That's not health care. It's a violation of the Hippocratic Oath.”

“I believe in the right to life, from conception to natural death.”

“I am pro-life. I believe that life begins at conception.”

“I don't need a poll to know that most of my constituents believe in the sanctity of the unborn.”

“I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born.”