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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?

Obama: Well the first thing that I would do as president is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. That’s the first thing I would do.

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First 100 Days News Conference, 2009:

Obama: The Freedom of Choice Act is not my highest legislative priority.