Mac Thornberry Quotes

I'm opposed to abortion because I happen to believe that life deserves the protection of society.

I think the more we embrace the culture of life and respect life, the better that we do.

I value human life. I don't want to see human life taken away unnecessarily.

I think life is too sacred to ever take it in any circumstances, even for the cure of a disease or something like that.

I firmly believe in the sanctity of life.

Every life is different; being pro-life is not only about saving the fetus, being pro-life is about all the stages of life.

I will always support legislation which respects and values life.

It is very distressing that anyone would look at these matters from a political viewpoint. Core beliefs about when life begins and ends are far too important for any such calculations.

Life has an absolute value and its preservation takes precedence over other commandments.

For me, life is the most beautiful gift of God to mankind, therefore people and nations who destroy life by abortion and euthanasia are the poorest. I do not say legal or illegal, but I think that no human hand should be raised to kill life, since life is God's life in us, even in an unborn child.

I believe in the sanctity of human life, from the womb to the tomb.

There is a gulf between the high value Americans put on life in theory and its cheapness in practice.

In the eyes of the Catholic Church, abortion is a tragedy. Our principle objective must be to try and win greater sympathy for that perspective and for the value of human life from its beginnings.

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.

The Church has never changed its teaching on the sanctity of human life - it didn't make up a rule for the convenience of a particular time like a rule at a country club as the Governor would have us believe.

Every life is precious.

Saving lives is the top morality.

The value of life must always prevail over the value of abortion .... Choose life; your parents did.

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.

… human life and limb are a very special possession given by God to man and that no one has the right to take that away, in any cause, however just...

I don’t think that a society that sanctifies death can prevail.

Protecting the sanctity of life is a matter of principle.

I believe in the value of life. I have fought for that value. I am the only candidate to carry a right to life bill, protecting unborn victims and ensuring that all life should be protected.

No argument for abortion survives scientific, philosophical, or theological scrutiny.

What I believe is that we should defend life.