Paula Jean Swearengin in The New Republic

On Abortion: Pro-choice, including abortion alternatives

A: We need to think outside the box on abortion. If they banned abortions tomorrow, there are still people who are going to have abortions. You cannot be pro-life if you don't think about people after birth too, and about sick people. If you build up the workforce, you give women access to health care so they can have adequate birth control. You can give them better, livable wages so they don't have to worry about bringing a child into this world and not being able to take care of them.

On Civil Rights: Worrying about somebody's sexuality is just ridiculous