Tom Coburn Quotes

The real debate is, when does life begin? When life begins, it deserves protection.

Let's not pretend that abortion isn't about the mass slaughter of innocents.

I do not believe in abortion at will. I do not believe that if a woman just wants to have an abortion she should... I do believe if you have an abortion you are committing murder.

Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures because no other procedure involves the purposeful termination of a potential life.

In the case of abortion, one pits the life of the fetus against the interests of the pregnant woman.

I don't personally have a sense that life starts at conception. I don't personally have that sense.

I think abortion is murder.

No reasonable person denies that fetal life is life.

I think there are a very few pro-lifers who would say that a zygote in a petri dish is the equivalent of you or me; it's just younger. If you can say that without laughing, maybe you are a true pro-lifer. But I think most people are able or willing to make distinctions that show they maybe don't quite believe that.

Life starts at conception and must be protected from the first moment.

If you don't know whether a body is alive or dead, you would never bury it. I think this consideration itself should be enough for all of us to insist on protecting the unborn.

Abortion continues to be a scourge against this country.

A 1990 Gallup poll found that 77 percent of Americans polled said abortion was the taking of human life. I agree, and believe that taking the life on an innocent child is unjust.

As a physician, I know that human life begins with fertilization, and I remain committed to ending abortion in all stages of pregnancy. I will continue to fight this atrocity on behalf of the unborn, and I hope my colleagues will support me in doing so.

We have the duty to protect the life of an unborn child.

Abortion is an attack on the family and the humanity that unites us all.

The Republicans have long had a platform of being pro-life. And I'm someone that believes life begins at conception and should be protected.

Barack Obama and I have an honest disagreement on the issue of abortion.

I'm a pro-life candidate because I believe that science is proving us right every day.

I'm pro-life. I'll do all I can to see every baby is created with a future and potential. The legislature should do all it can to protect human life.

Too many people use abortion as a form of birth control. And that's very wrong. I could never, ever have an abortion.

We want every human being in the womb to be safe, not have these babies be killed to solve some dilemma.

Abortion is the choice that kills!!!

In 1967 the abortion laws in England were liberalized and we were all assured that this would not lead to abortion on demand or a decline in respect for unborn life or pressure on medical staff to become involved in abortion against their conscience. Five million abortions later those claims look hollow.

[Anti-abortionists should:] get over their love affair with the fetus.