Asked directly whether he supports overturning the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that gave women the right to abortion, Bush sidestepped.
"What you're asking me is will I have a litmus test for my judges, and the answer is no," Bush said.
Bush and Kerry agreed on one point, stating that marriage should be preserved for heterosexual couples. But they gave different answers when asked about whether homosexuality was a choice.
"I don't know," Bush said.
Kerry referred to Vice President Dick Cheney's gay daughter, and said it was not a choice.
"We're all God's children," he said.
Kerry said that the recent expiration of a ban on certain semiautomatic weapons was a "failure of presidential leadership."
Bush said there weren't enough votes in Congress to extend the ban.
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