William H. Pryor Quotes

I believe that abortion is morally wrong.

Legal abortion will never rest easy on this nation's conscience.

Let's not pretend that abortion isn't about the mass slaughter of innocents.

Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures because no other procedure involves the purposeful termination of a potential life.

In this generation, the issue pressing that question on our consciences is the issue of abortion.

I think abortion is murder.

Science can and should inform debate about abortion and the law. But science does not resolve questions of moral value and moral choice.

Society cannot escape what is essentially a moral question: When does human life deserve legal protection from the state? And society certainly cannot escape this dilemma by denying that it is fundamentally a moral issue, no matter what position one chooses.

A 1990 Gallup poll found that 77 percent of Americans polled said abortion was the taking of human life. I agree, and believe that taking the life on an innocent child is unjust.

There comes a time when a human being has to either face evil or admit to allowing it. Abortion is legal in the United States, but it should not be celebrated or used as a political tool. Viable babies are human beings.

I am strongly pro-life, and have fought to protect the rights of the unborn my entire career. I will continue to fight for this cause because I value the sanctity of all human life.

If you really think abortion is murder, how can you carve out exceptions?

With regard to the freedom of the individual for choice with regard to abortion, there is one individual who is not being considered at all, and that is the one who is being aborted. And I have noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born.

The right to life is the first human right. Abortion is killing someone that cannot defend himself.

I have to certainly stand for life. I know that there are some who disagree, and I respect their point of view. But I believe that life begins at conception. The only exception I have to have on abortion is in that case - of the life of the mother. I struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize life is that gift from God.

The 'life' in 'pro-life' denotes not the quality of life, but life itself.

I think the real place where most evangelicals have trouble with the Democratic Party is on the issue of abortion.

I do not believe in abortion at will. I do not believe that if a woman just wants to have an abortion she should... I do believe if you have an abortion you are committing murder.

Abortion is the ultimate violence.

I'm against abortion.

Abortion is an attack on the family and the humanity that unites us all.

There are a lot of good arguments for birth control, but as far as terminating a life that has already come into existence, I haven't found any.

Abortion is either OK or it's not.

I'm a pro-life candidate because I believe that science is proving us right every day.

I do not support abortion rights. Although what I would support in this vexed area is not clear to me.