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Codifying discrimination in our laws should be something we read about in American history, not on the front pages of today's American newspapers and magazines.

During my lifetime, I realized that discrimination was not accidental, that there were structural roots and causes to it. So if we wanted to change women's lives, we need to deal with those root causes.

I know we can't abolish prejudice through laws, but we can set up guidelines for our actions by legislation.

I knew that discrimination existed, even though there were many individuals who were not prejudiced.

If you believe that discrimination exists, it will.

What I have realized is I cannot guarantee the absence of discrimination or hatred or prejudice, but I can guarantee the presence of justice.

I abhor discrimination. The way I was raised was like most Hoosiers, with the golden rule, that you should do unto others what you'd have them do unto you.

I'm not in favor of any discrimination of any form.

Of course laws will not eliminate prejudice from the hearts of human beings. But that is no reason to allow prejudice to continue to be enshrined in our laws - to perpetuate injustice through inaction.