Just because something happens to be legal does not make it moral, ethical or right.
AL BARRY
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Don’t compare her to sunshine and roses when she’s clearly orchids and moonlight.
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Abortion is violence; a deep, desperate violence inflicted by a woman upon, first of all, herself.
Adrienne RichAdrienne Rich Interestingly, in Cuba abortion is treated as lightly as getting a mole removed.
Achy ObejasAchy Obejas Both childbirth and abortion are medical procedures but neither is an illness, and sometimes they’re both treated as such.
Achy ObejasAchy Obejas Abortion can never be safe. Any procedure where “success” means the killing of another human being can certainly not be safe.
Abby JohnsonAbby Johnson It represents a place women go and are left confused because they do not hear the truth about abortion and their choices.
Abby JohnsonAbby Johnson Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.
Alice PaulAlice Paul By now, abortion should be obsolete. And I – and probably a lot of other feminists – wish it were obsolete, because abortion, in itself, is not a value – it is simply the right to chose, which is an essential value.
Betty FriedanBetty Friedan I was a woman before I was an abolitionist. I must speak for the women.
Lucy StoneLucy Stone