"The fact is that although we have had a president who is opposed to abortion over the last eight years, abortions have not gone down.''
Barack Obama on Saturday, August 16th, 2008 in a TV interview with megachurch pastor Rick Warren in Lake Forest, Calif. >>Details
"McCain opposes a woman's right to choose."
MoveOn.org on Saturday, April 5th, 2008 in an e-mail message >>Details
"Sen. Obama has always had a 100 percent prochoice rating."
Barack Obama on Monday, February 4th, 2008 in an e-mail message sent to voters before Super Tuesday. >>Details
In the Illinois Legislature, Barack Obama "voted 'present,' instead of yes or no" on seven votes involving abortion rights.
Hillary Clinton on Thursday, December 20th, 2007 in Iowa >>Details
Mitt Romney previously believed "that abortion should be safe and legal in this country." Now he is "prolife."
John McCain on Monday, January 28th, 2008 in an ad on the Internet >>Details
"I'm prolife. I'm not going to apologize for becoming prolife. Ronald Reagan followed that same course, as did Henry Hyde and George Herbert Walker Bush. And I'm proud to be prolife."
Mitt Romney on Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 in debate in Johnston, Iowa >>Details
"We reduced abortion. We increased adoptions by 135 percent."
Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 in a debate in Johnston, Iowa >>Details
"I'm proud to have had a 100 percent pro-life voting record."
Fred Thompson on Sunday, November 18th, 2007 in >>Details
"So what sort of services does Romney's health care plan provide? Per the state Web site: $50 co-pay for abortions."
Fred Thompson on Thursday, November 15th, 2007 in a press release >>Details
"Gov. Romney's own health care plan in Massachusetts ... requires by law that a representative from Planned Parenthood sit on the MassHealth advisory board."
Fred Thompson on Wednesday, November 14th, 2007 in an email press release >>Details
"Fred's never had a 100 percent record on right-to-life in his Senate career. The records reflect that. And he doesn't support the human life amendment, which is most amazing because that's been a part of the Republican platform since 1980."
Mike Huckabee on Sunday, November 18th, 2007 in an appearance on Fox News Sunday >>Details
Mitt Romney has "a pro-choice record."
Log Cabin Republicans on Friday, October 19th, 2007 in >>Details
"When I was mayor of New York City, I encouraged adoptions. Adoptions went up 65-70 percent. Abortions went down 16 percent."
Rudy Giuliani on Thursday, May 3rd, 2007 in >>Details
"I would love to see us have in this country what I helped lead in Arkansas...Amendment 65 (which) says that we believe life begins at conception, and that we ought to do everything in the world possible to protect it until its natural conclusion."
Mike Huckabee on Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H. >>Details
"(McCain) said he was opposed to overturning Roe v. Wade. Now he's for overturning Roe v. Wade."
Mitt Romney on Thursday, April 26th, 2007 in Stratham, N.H. >>Details
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