Carolina QuotesThere are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a black and a white. Or a rape.
Richard Nixon Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Tape 407, Conversation No. 407-18, 32:08 — On Nixon Tapes, Ambivalence Over Abortion, Not Watergate by Charlie Savage, The New York Times (June 23, 2009).
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- Tape transcripts (1973)
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- 1973
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“There are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. …” Richard Nixon. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-F0E79ACB8B. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/f0e79acb8b
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