Category: Pro-Choice Quotes

A woman who had an abortion by pill talks about how powerful it made her feel:

“For weeks after the abortion I would turn to my husband at random moments to say, “I know this is strange, but I feel like the abortion was a good experience.” I felt so strong. Unwanted pregnancy is something that every sexually active woman fears. I had to face that fear and, in the process, reached deep within myself to evaluate my beliefs, my priorities and the value of life. I didn’t expect such strength to emerge after the abortion…

Not only is abortion a psychologically benign procedure, but women who have had one abortion have higher overall self–esteem than women who bring an unwanted pregnancy to term…

RU-486 made my abortion experience less stressful, almost enjoyable… I spent the afternoon with my body, in the privacy of my own home, regaining power.”

S Boyd “Give Us Liberty” Salon September 18, 2000

Pro-Abortion writer William Westmiller makes the following ridiculous argument:

“A late-term fetus looks very much like a real baby. But it isn’t.

A person is a living human. So is a fetus. But, so is any other cell on our bodies [sic]. In fact, modern genetics inform us that every cell that contains human DNA has all the potential required to develop into a complete person. Even a dead skin cell, like a dandruff flake, has all the genetic potential, given the proper environment, to become a person. So, we can’t use “human” or “living” as definitive characteristics of a person.”

William Westmiller “Human Personhood Begins at Birth” in Christine Watkins, editor The Ethics of Abortion (New York: Greenhaven press, 2005) 40 – 41

One can only guess that he is referring to cloning, an unnatural process that has never been accomplished with humans. Obviously, dandruff flakes will never become people, regardless of what environment you put then in.