Katha Pollitt Quotes

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

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.

As I said, I believe life starts at conception.

I think abortion is murder.

We acknowledge the diversity of deeply held convictions within our fellowship even as we seek to interpret the Scriptures under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Many American Baptists believe that, biblically, human life begins at conception, that abortion is immoral and a destruction of a human being created in God's image … Many others believe that while abortion is a regrettable reality, it can be a morally acceptable action and they choose to act on the biblical principles of compassion and justice … and freedom of will. … Many gradations of opinion between these basic positions have been expressed within our fellowship.

The real debate is, when does life begin? When life begins, it deserves protection.

The notion that those of us that are pro-life because we love children - is that so terrible? Really? Is that so terrible?

I believe that abortion is the taking of human life.

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

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.

As a physician, I know that human life begins with fertilization, and I remain committed to ending abortion in all stages of pregnancy. I will continue to fight this atrocity on behalf of the unborn, and I hope my colleagues will support me in doing so.

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

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

All human beings have a right to life. Our unborn children are members of the human race. They're human beings, so they have a right to life.

I'm against abortion.

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.

I don't personally have a sense that life starts at conception. I don't personally have that sense.

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.

Barack Obama and I have an honest disagreement on the issue of abortion.

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

I am not religious. I do not believe that personhood is conferred upon conception. But I also do not believe that a human embryo is the moral equivalent of a hangnail and deserves no more respect than an appendix.

I'm against abortion. On the other hand, I believe in a woman's choice.

We want every human being in the womb to be safe, not have these babies be killed to solve some dilemma.

I don't believe the fertilised egg can be equated with the sort of human life that you and I represent, or our children represent.

No reasonable person denies that fetal life is life.