Political Quotes

“I came to Congress many years ago personally opposed to abortion. It was part of my faith tradition, part of my personal value system. I came here to find that many of the people I assumed would be my allies opposed abortion but had other elements in their belief which started to trouble me. I believe that a woman pregnant, facing extraordinary medical circumstances, a woman who is pregnant, having been impregnated by a rape or incest, should be given special concern and consideration. But I found many times that those who opposed abortions would make no exception no matter what the circumstances leading up to a pregnancy. And that troubled me.”