Response to a question about Lamar Alexander's view on abortion asked from the audience member at a Lamar event in Portsmouth, 2/17/96 I am going to say to you what I say to everyone on abortion. I am prolife. I believe abortion is wrong. I will do more than any president has to try and persuade the country to reduce the number of abortions. In so far as the Government goes, I will, I believe states have the right to restrict abortion and should. I believe the federal government should say entirely out of it. It should not encourage nor subsidize nor prohibit abortion.