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Jimmy Carter criticizes his party for favoring abortion.


"I think for the Democrats to get identified as being completely pro-choice pro-choice
adj.
Favoring or supporting the legal right of women and girls to choose whether or not to continue a pregnancy to term.



pro-choic
, with no attention given to the rights of the fetus fetus, term used to describe the unborn offspring in the uterus of vertebrate animals after the embryonic stage (see embryo). In humans, the fetal stage begins seven to eight weeks after fertilization of the egg, when the embryo assumes the basic shape of the newborn , is a very self-defeating policy. It's a mistake to wed the Democratic Party to freedom of choice and abortion. And I hope we'll get away from that."

In a television interview carried by C-SPAN2, former President Jimmy Carter also discussed his new book, Our Endangered en·dan·ger  
tr.v. en·dan·gered, en·dan·ger·ing, en·dan·gers
1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil.

2. To threaten with extinction.
 Values: America's Moral Crisis.
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Title Annotation:Quick Quotes
Author:McManus, John F.
Publication:The New American
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 28, 2005
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