When I leave this legislature, I want to tell my grandchildren that I stood up for dignity and the rights of all.

Those of us who are heterosexual need to say this very clearly: It is not fair that we have given ourselves a privilege that we've denied to others.

The inalienable dignity of every human being and the rights which flow from that dignity - in the first place the right to life and the defense of life - are at the heart of the church's message." Pope John Paul ended his address, saying: "In spite of divisions among Christians, 'all those justified by faith through baptism are incorporated into Christ...brothers and sisters in the Lord.'"

We have lost an eloquent voice for human rights and human dignity and a champion for the least among us.

I don't understand our willing disregard for the sanctity of human dignity that's reflected in human rights.

Human rights must work to uplift human dignity.