"One of the most controversial issues of our time and one in which we share a keen interest is the question of abortion. I have grave concern over the serious moral questions raised by this issue. Each new life is a miracle of creation. To interfere with that creative process is a most serious act. In my view, the Government has a very special role in this regard. Specifically, the Government has a responsibility to protect life — and indeed to provide legal guarantees for the weak and unprotected. It is within this context that I have consistently opposed the 1973 decision of the Supreme Court. As President, I am sworn to uphold the laws of the land and I intend to carry out this responsibility. In my personal view, however, this court decision was unwise. I said then and I repeat today — abortion on demand is wrong."
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Presidents of the United StatesMembers of the United States House of RepresentativesVice Presidents of the United StatesRepublican Party (United States) politiciansUnited States presidential candidates, 1976
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Letter to the Archbishop of Cincinnati (10 September 1976)
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Gerald Ford
US-amerikanischer Politiker<br/> vollständiger Name: Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.
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