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"If they are opposed to abortion, they should be for preventing unintended pregnancies."

"My own views on abortion, I'm not on either pole of that and neither of the interest groups on either end of this issue would probably be comfortable with my views."

"In addition the bill would expand an existing law "conscience clause" that protects physician training programs that refuse to provide training for abortion procedures."

"ERA means abortion funding, means homosexual privileges, means whatever else."

"I am fairly certain that my abortion position hurt me, because in a Democratic primary, where turnout is relatively low, liberal voters turn out in disproportionately large numbers and thus exercise a disproportionate influence on the outcome."

"I extend that to the abortion issue, I extend that to the so-called gay rights issue, I think this is a freedom principle and consistent with the analysis in the economic area as well."
Explore more quotes by Leon Kass


"Is it possible to covet a much longer life for one's self and be as devoted to the well-being of the next generation? It's a long argument."


"I don't believe that efforts to prohibit only so-called reproductive cloning can be successful."


"I have nothing against respecting people who lived before, but we have no responsibility toward them."


"We may simply not be wise enough to do some of the kinds of engineering things that people are talking about doing."


"It seems to me that a kind of thinking which is not technocratic has an opportunity for a renaissance in this country."


"Almost everybody is enthusiastic about the promise of biotechnology to cure disease and to relieve suffering."


"My job is to provide the president with the richest possible consideration, so that he knows what is at stake in whatever decision he makes."


"Even if certain rogue countries do things we wish nobody did, it doesn't necessarily mean that their foolishness should justify our following suit."
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