Bill Clinton: “Not in my own mind. That's up for other people to determine. But the one thing that I would say today--we live in an age…”

“Not in my own mind. That's up for other people to determine. But the one thing that I would say today--we live in an age where anybody can say anything and, unlike in previous times, it gets into print. And even if they admit they took money to say it--which is what happened in my case a couple of times--it still gets wide currency. So there's not much I can do about that. I can tell you this: The work I've tried to do to reduce teen pregnancy and out-of-wedlock births generally is something I've been involved in for many years. And I think it's a very serious matter. The life of these young people was very, very different than my life was when I was their age. Their temptations, their travails, it's very, very different and much more difficult for them. And I think we've got to try to find a way to help them walk back from what is now happening. Interestingly enough--this is a statistical comment I'm making now-- there is some evidence that the efforts may be beginning to have some impact. The actual numbers of out-of-wedlock births have stabilized in the last 2 or 3 years. The rate of illegitimacy is going up because the rate of childbearing by couples who are young and successful is going down, which is another problem for another discussion. But anyway, I don't see that we have any choice as a people to deal with it, and it's--and you know, if folks want to use that as another excuse to attack me, that's their problem, not mine. Welfare Reform and Abortion”