Pope Francis Quotes

All human life at every stage of its development is worthy of protection.

I hope that we have a culture that values every human life from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death.

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

To me, respect for human life begins with making it more difficult to obtain an inanimate object that is designed to snuff it out.

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

No reasonable person denies that fetal life is life.

In her vigorous concern for human rights and justice, the Catholic Church is unambiguously committed to protecting and cherishing every human life, including the life of the unborn.

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

Life starts at conception and must be protected from the first moment.

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

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.

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.

I believe the assertion that every human life has an inherent and inalienable value will only be strengthened if we apply this principle to the morality of defending both convicted criminals and the lives of the unborn.

Greatest gift is human life and that we have a duty to protect the life of an unborn child.

What could ever be a sufficient reason for excusing in any way the direct murder of the innocent? This is precisely what we are dealing with here. Whether inflicted upon the mother or upon the child, it is against the precept of God and the law of nature: 'Thou shalt not kill.'

Even potential human life needs to be treated with great respect.

Human life has dignity at every age the taking of innocent human life is always wrong. I believe our nation at every level of government must reject any scheme to permit or promote assisted suicide and euthanasia.

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

The right to life is the first among human rights.

Simple morality dictates that unless and until someone can prove the unborn human is not alive, we must give it the benefit of the doubt and assume it is (alive). And, thus, it should be entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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 believe no challenge is more important to the character of America than restoring the right to life to all human beings.

Give us the grace - When the sacredness of life before birth is attacked, to stand up and proclaim that no one ever has the authority to destroy unborn life.

I'm very proud of my pro-life record, and I've always adopted the idea that, the position that the method of conception doesn't change the definition of life.