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Emma Bonino

"I was thrown into the Parliament right away. From 1976 to 1978 I was concerned with the abortion issue, later on with that of divorce."

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"I was thrown into the Parliament right away. From 1976 to 1978 I was concerned with the abortion issue, later on with that of divorce."

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"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."

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"We believe the Senate language provides for federal subsidies for abortions. Plus there's a language in there where you have to pay one dollar per month, every enrollee, to pay for a fund for reproductive rights which include abortion. And that's totally against federal law. So we are saying take that out."

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"Because I believe that abortion is murder, I also believe that force is justified in an attempt to stop it."

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"But I've been very clear in this campaign - I don't believe the party should have a position on abortion."

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"To establish justice and to promote the general welfare, America does not need the abortion license."

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"The biggest obstacle was mixing abortion with overpopulation. These are two things that have nothing to do with each other."

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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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"There's a feminist writer, Naomi Wolfe, who is reconsidering her position on abortion."

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"By rejecting abortion-on-demand, we can move our party back to the mainstream."

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"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."

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