The bill would ban human cloning, and any attempts at human cloning, for both reproductive purposes and medical research. Also forbidden is the importing of cloned embryos or products made from them.

The measure would set criminal penalties, the same as those that would apply if harm or death happened to the pregnant woman, for those who harm a fetus.

The Child Custody Protection Act makes it a federal crime to transport a minor across state lines for the purpose of obtaining an abortion.

In addition the bill would expand an existing law "conscience clause" that protects physician training programs that refuse to provide training for abortion procedures.

We can practice tolerance while still holding true to cultural values that protect the institution of marriage as a union between only a man and a woman.

The public should always be notified as soon as possible in the event of a leak or other emergency at a nuclear facility.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

Perfection is a paradigm meant to keep us striving and learning and growing. Like a wondrous sunset, perfection may be beyond our reach, but it is within our view and well worth seeking after.

A man's penmanship is an unfailing index of his character, moral and mental, and a criterion by which to judge his peculiarities of taste and sentiments.

The God of Exodus is the God of history and of political liberation more than he is the God of nature.

People say I try to be the centre of attention, but I think I just try to make people laugh.

[Using humor to explore serious issues] disarms people. It's a way in. It's gentle, but at the same time it's subversive, and I like that duality.

How different would our perception of reality be if... we discarded the mundane events that cannot coexist with our dreams?

My weakness is dark chocolate. I carry little tins of it in my purse.

When I go forwards, you go backwards And somewhere we will meet.

It's too presumptuous and naïve to think you can change society by a photograph or anything else... I equate that with propaganda; I think that's a lower rank of purpose.