Ronald Reagan Quotes


More than a decade ago, a Supreme Court decision literally wiped off the books of fifty states statutes protecting the rights of unborn children. Abortion on demand now takes the lives of up to 1.5 million unborn children a year. Human life legislation ending this tragedy will some day pass the Congress, and you and I must never rest until it does. Unless and until it can be proven that the unborn child is not a living entity, then its right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness must be protected.


Citations

Reagan, Ronald. "Proclamation 5147—National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 1984." Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1984, Book 1, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1986, p. 38.

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Churches are political organizations too and are subject to the forces of their membership. In the case of the Southern Baptist Convention in 1971 they passed resolutions to assure the right of a woman to have an abortion to protect her health. The position on abortion changed steadily thereafter to even pass Constitutional amendments to ban abortions except to save the life of the mother. See {614356},54122, {614358}, {614359}, {614360}, {614361} for the dynamic history of the change.


Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
  • Born: February 6, 1911
  • Died: June 5, 2004
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Former President of the U.S., Former Governor of California, Politician, Actor

Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and became a highly influential voice of modern conservatism. Prior to his presidency, he was a Hollywood actor and union leader before serving as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975.