ˌɔn θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, ˈɛpstaɪn ɹˈuːld ðˈæt "fɚɹə mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv ˌaʊɚ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi kˈæɹiɪŋ ɐn ʌnbˈɔːɹn tʃˈaɪld təbi hˈoʊmləs ænd dᵻpɹˈaɪvd ʌv bˈeɪsɪk sˈʌstənəns ɪz ɐ sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən ðæt wʊd ædvˈɜːsli ɐfˈɛkt ðə pˈʌblɪk ɪts dˈɪɡnᵻɾi, ɪts hjˈuːmən ɹˈaɪts kəmˈɪtmənts ænd ɪts hˈɛlθ kˈɛɹ ɹᵻsˈoːɹsᵻz.
On 31 May 2001, Epstein ruled that "for a member of our community carrying an unborn child to be homeless and deprived of basic sustenance is a situation that would adversely affect the public – its dignity, its human rights commitments and its health care resources.