Katha Pollitt Quotes

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

We favor appropriate legislation and/or a constitutional amendment prohibiting abortion except to save the life of the mother

I am pro-life and always have been.

The national Democratic Party has embraced abortion on demand. I believe this position is wrong in principle and out of the mainstream of our party's historic commitment to protecting the powerless.

First off, I never favored a constitutional amendment to criminalize abortion or to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Well, I think that it's clear that the Republican Party is a pro-life party. And we do value life. And we do believe that the unborn have a right to life.

I'm proud of the fact that the Republican Party is the pro-life party on the issue of life.

My strong personal view, which I believe is shared by millions of Americans, is that our party should make a strong statement in its platform that the unborn child has a fundamental right to life which should be protected.

The Republicans have long had a platform of being pro-life. And I'm someone that believes life begins at conception and should be protected.

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

I'd rather be pro-life than President.

The violence of killing in the name of pro-life makes a mockery of the pro-life cause.

We acknowledge the freedom of each individual to advocate for a public policy on abortion that reflects his or her beliefs.

Abortion opponents make up in passion what they lack in numbers.

In the 1960s, a number of mainstream religious organizations supported abortion in at least some circumstances. They included the Southern Baptist Convention, the National Association of Evangelicals, the United Methodist Church, the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the Episcopal Church.

Pro-lifers believe there are two victims in an abortion: the unborn child and the woman who felt that that was her best option.

When I came to faith, I was on pro-choice boards, and I dropped off of those because you couldn't read the Bible and be pro-choice.

I'm proud to be pro-life.

No matter what your views are on abortion, the Eighth Amendment in the Constitution is a very cruel, cruel law which benefits no one.

The fact of the matter is most women are pro life.

Everyone knows now how early a fetus becomes a baby. Women who have been pregnant have seen their babies on ultrasounds. They know that there is a terrible truth to those horrific pictures the anti-choice fanatics hold up in front of abortion clinics.

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.

Obviously, I have been a pro-choice candidate for my entire political career, and obviously there is controversy always surrounding this issue.

I don't believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on abortion.