Our party has always been the voice of the powerless and the voiceless. Robert Casey More Quotes by Robert Casey More Quotes From Robert Casey Our moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life. Robert Casey respectpoliticalreligious Abortion is defended today as a means of ensuring the equality and independence of women, and as a solution to the problems of single parenting, child abuse, and the feminization of poverty. Robert Casey parentingmeanchildren 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. Robert Casey abortionbelievechildren Everything about their marketing from the design of their stores, to the lavish runway shows, to the Michael Bay directed commercials, to the jewel encrusted fantasy bras showcases an over the top, heightened sense of the reality, their price point and extensive locations appeal to the average woman, but nothing about their marketing has ever presumed to have any relation to an average woman. Robert Casey latest-headlines Abortion is the ultimate violence. Robert Casey abortionultimateviolence Abortion is a question of choice. Robert Casey questionchoiceabortion Any man who has ever tried to use political power for the common good has felt an awful sense of powerlessness. Robert Casey goodmanpoliticalpower Tolerance is the price we pay for living in a free, pluralistic society. Robert Casey freelivingtolerancesociety We must make children and families a national priority. Robert Casey nationalmakemustchildren 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. Robert Casey viewchildlifebelieve 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. Robert Casey solutionabortionpartycountry Abortion on demand, throughout the full nine months of a pregnancy, for virtually any reason, became public policy in the United States of America. No other developed democracy had, or has, such a permissive abortion regime. Robert Casey abortiondemocracyreasonamerica 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. Robert Casey abortionequalitywomenchildren In short, our response as a party should be to work to solve the crises that produce crisis pregnancies, and work to make life worth living for mother and child, rather than victimize the child as a way of dealing with the crisis. Robert Casey childmotherworklife I am convinced that this approach, a mainstream Democratic approach, commands the strong support of the American people, and presents a sharp and compassionate contrast to the Republican abortion position which offers no real hope or commitment to mother or child. Robert Casey i-amhopemotherpeople Who belongs to the community of the commonly protected? Robert Casey belongswhoprotectedcommunity Whose rights will we acknowledge? Whose human dignity will we respect? For whose well-being will we, as a people, assume responsibility? Robert Casey willrespectresponsibilitypeople 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. Robert Casey debateabortioneffortparty 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. Robert Casey wrongabortionbelievecommitment Abortion on demand has, in my judgment, contributed significantly to an environment in our country in which life has become very cheap. Robert Casey abortionenvironmentlifecountry
