My position is that I understand from a medical situation, immediately
after a rape is reported, that a woman normally, in fact, can go to
the hospital and have a D and C. At that time... that is before the
forming of a life. That is not anything to do with abortion
-- Vice President Dan Quayle explaining that Dilatation
and Curettage, a form of abortion which occurs
after fertilization, is not really abortion.
(the Washington post, 11/03/88)
after a rape is reported, that a woman normally, in fact, can go to
the hospital and have a D and C. At that time... that is before the
forming of a life. That is not anything to do with abortion
-- Vice President Dan Quayle explaining that Dilatation
and Curettage, a form of abortion which occurs
after fertilization, is not really abortion.
(the Washington post, 11/03/88)
Related:
- Republican supporter: You did great, Dan, great. There's just one thing.
This abortion thing. You've got to realize that the... - Abortion] is not an issue with the American people.
It is a figment of your imagination if you think that... - It is necessary to restate the President's viewpoint very clearly,
and that is that we are a party that is diversified... - It's a good Supreme Court. They're lawyers... they're judges.
they're appointed for life. -- Vice President Dan... - The loss of life will be irreplaceable.
-- Vice President Dan Quayle after
-
the San Francisco earthquake, 10/19/89 (reported in... - Abolition of a woman's right to abortion, when and if she wants it,
amounts to compulsory maternity: form of rape by the... - It is immoral to parent irresponsibly. . . And it doesn't help matters
any when prime time TV,
like 'Murphy Brown', a character who is supposed to... - Life has been very good to me. I never had to worry about where I was
going to go.
But I do say, 'Dan, you know, sometime in life there's... - As a matter of fact, I didn't understand it all. Only thing I know is
that it looked good.
Vice President Dan Quayle after being briefed -- on...
