My Life, by Bill Clinton: on Abortion
Bill Clinton:
Roe v. Wade was the right decision
Everyone knows life begins biologically at conception. No one knows when biology turns into humanity. Most abortions that don’t involve the life or health of the mother are chosen by scared young women and girls who don’t know what else to do. It’s hard
to apply the criminal law to acts that a substantial portion of the citizenry doesn’t believe should be labeled crimes, (as with Prohibition). I thought then [in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision] and still believe that the Court reached the right conclusion.
Source: My Life, by Bill Clinton, p.229
Jun 21, 2004
Erskine Bowles:
His kids have diabetes; he supports stem cell cure
Diabetes afflicts two children of my friend and former chief of staff Erskine Bowles, as well as millions of other Americans, with a disproportionate impact on our minority population. When I became President, I learned that diabetes and its complication
account for a staggering 25% of all Medicaid costs. That's a big reason why, as President, I supported stem cell research and a diabetes self-care program that the American Diabetes Association called the most important advance in diabetes care since the
development of insulin. I did it for Erskine's kids, and for Jeff [my second stepfather, a diabetic], who would have wanted more than anything to spare others his pain.Erskine Bowles, a successful businessman, supported me for President because
of my New Democrat philosophy and my support for fetal-tissue research. Diabetes ran in Erskine's family, and he believed, as I did, that the research was essential to unlocking the mysteries of diabetes and other presently incurable medical conditions.
Source: My Life, by Bill Clinton, p.223 & 453
Jun 21, 2004
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