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"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."
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"If they are opposed to abortion, they should be for preventing unintended pregnancies."
"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."
"If our country is to reach a workable solution to the abortion issue, the Democratic party must be open to and tolerant of opposing views."
"I come to urge my party to be open to debate and discussion; to move away from a lock-step litmus test which advocates abortion on demand in an effort to reach a broader national consensus."
"A vast abortion industry, generating some half a billion dollars annually, sprang into existence in the wake of Roe and Doe."
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