Political Quotes

“this is a weekend chosen to be the week that Roe v. Wade went into effect in 1973 and that we mourn the deaths of the millions of Americans whose lives were cut short by abortion. It is particularly sad that recently the abortion rate in this country has been going up. That is a stain on our country and, quite frankly, a stain on the churches that are failing to educate our young people on the importance of keeping every life going. It is interesting that, in Wisconsin, abortion was illegal from around 1850 until Roe v. Wade went into effect. At that time, there were no ultrasounds. Medical care was a fraction of what it is today. Despite the fact that medical care was worse than it is today, everybody knew that abortion was horrific, ultrasound or not. I don't believe there was a strong effort made until Roe v. Wade to legalize abortion in the State of Wisconsin until the Supreme Court did it. We have to ask ourselves, the people: What has happened? What has happened to young Americans? Right now, to be honest, politically, to run pro-life in the State of Wisconsin, or at least in many States around the country, is a negative. When I first got involved in public life, I think the majority of people were broadly considered pro-life. Now the opposite is true. Why is that? Who do we blame for the fact that acceptance of abortion has gone up over the last 9 or 10 years?”