Pope Francis Quotes

As we begin this debate, I am confident that we will hear the supporters of this bill argue in the name of Ronald Reagan that this research is consistent with his long-held views about the sanctity of life.

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

I believe in the right to life.

I'm against abortion.

I am strongly pro-life, and have fought to protect the rights of the unborn my entire career. I will continue to fight for this cause because I value the sanctity of all human life.

I think abortion is murder.

No reasonable person denies that fetal life is life.

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

The right to life is the first human right. Abortion is killing someone that cannot defend himself.

All human beings have a right to life. Our unborn children are members of the human race. They're human beings, so they have a right to life.

In this generation, the issue pressing that question on our consciences is the issue of abortion.

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

The violence of killing in the name of pro-life makes a mockery of the pro-life cause.

[Explaining his anti-abortion stance:] When you're functioning out of conviction, you can't think of politics.

The Church must always be unambiguously pro life.

We acknowledge the diversity of deeply held convictions within our fellowship even as we seek to interpret the Scriptures under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Many American Baptists believe that, biblically, human life begins at conception, that abortion is immoral and a destruction of a human being created in God's image … Many others believe that while abortion is a regrettable reality, it can be a morally acceptable action and they choose to act on the biblical principles of compassion and justice … and freedom of will. … Many gradations of opinion between these basic positions have been expressed within our fellowship.

While I will never demonize those who disagree with me, the Hoosier values instilled in me from a young age have always inspired me to protect life and the unborn.

I am 100 percent pro-life and have been my whole life. That means I am opposed to abortion at any stage of pregnancy, and I am opposed to embryonic stem-cell research.

I'm proud to be pro-life.

I believe that abortion is the taking of human life.

I am pro-life and always have been.

No argument for abortion survives scientific, philosophical, or theological scrutiny.

Simple morality dictates that unless and until someone can prove the unborn human is not alive, we must give it the benefit of the doubt and assume it is (alive). And, thus, it should be entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Being pro-life is an essential part of being a writer.

What could ever be a sufficient reason for excusing in any way the direct murder of the innocent? This is precisely what we are dealing with here. Whether inflicted upon the mother or upon the child, it is against the precept of God and the law of nature: 'Thou shalt not kill.'