Women who have abortions are people you know. Because that is the truth! One in three American women will have an abortion by menopause. Katha Pollitt abortionamericanmenopause Change image and share on social
We have an idea that the man should help pay for the child. But we don't have a law that says a man has to support any woman he gets pregnant. Why is that? Because she doesn't have the baby yet. But if we're going to say it's a human being, then he should be supporting her during pregnancy. Katha Pollitt babychildhuman share on social
I think women have the right to consult their own wishes, needs, and capacities and produce only loved, wanted children they can care for - or even no children at all. I think we would all be better off as a society if we respected women's ability to make these decisions for themselves and concentrated on caring well for the born. Katha Pollitt abilitybearcapacity share on social
If you have been vaccinated for polio, mumps, measles, chicken pox, hepatitis, or rabies, it may be too late for you to stand your ethical ground: You have already benefited from fetal-tissue research. This is, after all, a practice that's been legal since the 1930s. Katha Pollitt 1930sbenefitchicken share on social
We want to make sure that women have a way to use all their gifts in society, to get educated, to be all they can be in the workforce, to really develop as people in all the ways that they can. We want this for men too! And we want this for children. Well this can't happen if this can be sandbagged by an ill-timed and unwanted pregnancy. Katha Pollitt childdevelopeducate share on social
Women have to control their fertility for 30 years. Thirty years is a long time not to make mistakes. Katha Pollitt controlfertilitylong Change image and share on social
A potential person is not a person, any more than an acorn is an oak tree. I don't think women should have to give birth just because a sperm met an egg. Katha Pollitt acornbirthegg Change image and share on social
I think the meaning of abortion is what the woman says it is: For a woman who wants a child but can't have this one, it can be sad; for a woman who doesn't want a baby, it can feel like a huge relief, like having your whole life given back to you. Katha Pollitt abortionbabyback share on social
Abortion is part of being a mother and of caring for children, because part of caring for children is knowing when it's not a good idea to bring them into the world. Katha Pollitt abortionbringcare Change image and share on social
My mother had an illegal abortion in 1960, which was the year the birth control pill came out, but I guess a little late for her, but - and I never knew. I found out when my father, after her death, got her FBI file. Katha Pollitt abortionbirthcontrol share on social