“As we continue to work to overturn Roe v. Wade, we must also continue to lay the groundwork for a society in which abortion is not the accepted answer to unwanted pregnancy. Pro-life people have already taken heroic steps, often at great personal sacrifice, to provide for unwed mothers.”

—  Ronald Reagan

1980s, First term of office (1981–1985), Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation (1983)

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