Political Quotes

“If you are poor, a very poor woman in the middle of a large State, let us say Oklahoma, and you have a State law which does not allow you to get an abortion, if you have gone through rape or incest, it means that individual must live with having that child, having to raise that child in that society. If you are in another State, say Kansas, which does allow for that abortion to take place in cases of rape or incest, it means that they would be allowed to have an abortion. Is that fair to that poor woman in the first State, in the State of Oklahoma, in that particular instance? I think the answer is no. This is not a matter of States rights. This is a matter of the rights of the individual woman, the poor defenseless woman, to be able to live her life as she pleases, and I believe we need to support this amendment. It comes down to the issue of fairness. I urge everyone to support the amendment.”