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Obama: There will always be people, many of goodwill, who do not share my view on the issue of choice. On this fundamental issue, I will not yield and Planned Parenthood will not yield.
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Question: What would you do at the federal level, not only to ensure access to abortion, but to make sure that the judicial nominees that you will inevitably be able to pick are true to the core tenets of Roe v. Wade?
First 100 Days News Conference, 2009:
Obama: The Freedom of Choice Act is not my highest legislative priority.
·23 days ago
"Technically, they only had a 72-day working majority, sweaty. What did you expect them to get done? Don't you know how long it took to get the ACA passed? Don't let the perfect be the enemy of good!"
"Y'all there weren't 60 pro-choice senators in 2009. There still aren't, but there weren't then, either, so I don't know what you wanted from them."
"The president is not a king no matter how much you Bernie Bros want it to be true!"