Political Quotes

“let me say how much I agree with the Senator from Virginia. I endorse completely what he said. I would make one amendment. Instead of just the compassion approach versus the criminal approach, it is the commonsense approach versus the criminal approach as well. I do believe that the point has been made and demonstrated by what my colleague said here and what he has said in previous meetings that when we invest in family planning and sex education and good healthcare for women, we have fewer unplanned pregnancies and fewer abortions, period. Those policies that militate against that just increase the likelihood of abortion. Let me also add something that I think pro-life and pro-choice should agree to come to terms with in unity. How in the world can we live in a country--the United States of America--with all its wealth and all its expertise, and have in the last 25 years the worst incidence of maternal mortality in civilized countries around the world? More women are dying in the United States giving birth today than 25 years ago. Whether you are pro-life or pro-choice, wouldn't you agree this should be a high priority of our government--both parties--to reduce maternal mortality here in the United States? I might add that infant mortality is still unacceptable in the United States. The rate of it is unacceptable. Couldn't we agree, pro-life and pro-choice, to come together behind those two?…”