Jon S. Corzine: “There clearly is. The Senator from California recognized that. First, there are positive steps that can truly lift up…”

“There clearly is. The Senator from California recognized that. First, there are positive steps that can truly lift up and help children across the country, across the world, frankly, including more thoughtful planning processes. But more importantly, we are taking a decision away from individuals, which is the most private, the most moral, the most important decisions they can take, and saying we know best. I have a very hard time understanding how that fits with other philosophies that I hear at times expressed. I know this is a difficult decision for every individual. They have to struggle with that in their own lives. There is no way, in my view, that we should be moving to have Government make that decision when, in fact, the individual, doctor, and people's moral counsel are the places where that decision lies. I appreciate the Senator from California and her effort to make sure such an important and potentially divisive issue in our society, which has been decided by the courts, constitutionally decided by the Court, continues to be reaffirmed by all involved in elective public office.”