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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.
Robert Casey
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Our moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life.
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In this generation, the issue pressing that question on our consciences is the issue of abortion.
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As I discovered, even the governor of a major state who holds pro-life views can be denied a hearing at his party's convention without the national media protesting it.
Robert Casey
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To establish justice and to promote the general welfare, America does not need the abortion license.
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Tolerance is the price we pay for living in a free, pluralistic society.
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Our party has always been the voice of the powerless and the voiceless.
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My strong personal view, which I believe is shared by millions of Americans, is that our party should make a strong statement in its platform that the unborn child has a fundamental right to life which should be protected.
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The national Democratic Party has embraced abortion on demand. I believe this position is wrong in principle and out of the mainstream of our party's historic commitment to protecting the powerless.
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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.
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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.
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However, we might oppose it, abortion is a sad feature of modern life.
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The advocates of abortion on demand falsely assume two things: that women must suffer if the lives of unborn children are legally protected; and that women can only attain equality by having the legal option of destroying their innocent offspring in the womb.
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Legal abortion will never rest easy on this nation's conscience.
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