A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton, by Carl Bernstein: on Abortion


Bill Clinton: 1993: Undid draconian family planning policies

of business, the president and, worse, Hillary, would be perceived as governing from the left. But Hillary regarded the prohibitions in question as a powerful symbol of Reagan-era policies, and an opportunity to declare boldly that the Clinton era had begun. There was an additional appeal: it was fiscally neutral, monetarily cost-free, and not subject to a drawn-out legislative process.
Source: A Woman in Charge, by Carl Bernstein, p.256 Jun 5, 2007

Hillary Clinton: 1993:Early action on abortion rights ended Right’s dominance

Hillary, would be perceived as governing from the left. But Hillary regarded the prohibitions in question as a powerful symbol of Reagan-era policies, and an opportunity to declare boldly that the Clinton era had begun.

The milestone anniversary of Roe v. Wade, in Hillary’s view, was the perfect opportunity to move the new presidency on course unambiguously in terms of women’s rights, signal the religious right that its decade of dominance in regard to suc personal questions was over.

Source: A Woman in Charge, by Carl Bernstein, p.256-257 Jun 5, 2007

Hillary Clinton: Personally would never abort; but deeply values choice

been promiscuous, she had not. The idea of choosing to abort a child she had conceived would have been totally out of character and at odds with her own values. One of the fortunate facts of her life was that she was of the generation whose sexuality was fashioned in large measure by the pill and its easy availability. Her own difficulty in conceiving a child had only intensified her deeply held belief that abortion, for anyone, was a personal choice that should be made with the greatest reluctance.
Source: A Woman in Charge, by Carl Bernstein, p.257 Jun 5, 2007

  • The above quotations are from A Woman in Charge
    The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton,     by Carl Bernstein (published June 5, 2007).
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