Texas Monthly interview, 2006, quoted in Clark Mindock (2019-06-14), "Joe Biden says he does not view ‘abortion as a choice and a right’ in unearthed video", The Independent place: UK
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It's going to be very difficult. I do not view abortion as a choice and a right. I think it's always a tragedy, and I think that it should be rare and safe, and I think we should be focusing on how to limit the number of abortions. There ought to be able to have a common ground and consensus as to do that.

— Joe Biden

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It's going to be very difficult. I do not view abortion as a choice and a right. I think it's always a tragedy, and I think that it should be rare and safe, and I think we should be focusing on how to limit the number of abortions. There ought to be able to have a common ground and consensus as to do that." in the context of "Texas Monthly interview, 2006, quoted in Clark Mindock (2019-06-14), "Joe Biden says he does not view ‘abortion as a choice and a right’ in unearthed video", The Independent place: UK" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2000s, 2006) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed February 05, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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About Joe Biden

Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obama, and represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009.