At the conclusion of the discussion on Roe v. Wade an abortion rights, Barack re-asserted his support for a woman's right to choose, but he closed by saying:
This is an issue that, look, it divides us, and in some ways it may be difficult to reconcile the two views, but there surely is some common ground when both those who believe in choice and those who are opposed to abortion can come together and say, we should try to prevent unintended pregnancies by providing appropriate education to our youth, communicating that sexuality is sacred and they should not be engaged in cavalier activity, and providing options for adoption and helping single mothers if they want to choose to keep the baby. Those are all things that we put in the democratic platform for the first time this year, and I think that is where we can find some common ground because nobody is pro abortion. I think it is always a tragic situation. We should try to reduce these circumstances.
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