Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 13, 2022
I do think there is a clear consensus that if somebody is lying unconscious in a hospital bed and they have a heartbeat and a brain wave they are a human being.
Said by
Tom McClintock
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

McClintock argues that human rights should apply from the moment of a heartbeat.

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