They said it.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, on how the Roe V Wade decision used the phrase “a woman and her doctor”:
“Unfortunately, there is something of that in Roe. It’s the woman in consultation with her doctor. So the view you get is the tall Doctor and the little woman who needs him.”
Taylor Carmichael The Seen and the Unseen: Abortion and the Supreme Court (Amazon Digital Services, 2014) 29
Share on Facebook“[A]bortion is not, as Ms. [Naomi] Wolf maintains, ”a necessary evil.” There is nothing at all ”evil” about it for the simple reason that abortion is necessary for women to have control over their lives. The fetus as potential human being should never take priority over the life of the existing human being, the woman.
… I maintain that upholding abortion on demand and without apology is profoundly moral because it puts women first.”
MARY LOU GREENBERG “Without Abortion Rights, Women Aren’t Equal” New York Times April 6, 1997
Below; Aborted at 10 weeks. Do women need to do this to our preborn babies?
Mifeprex (mifepristone) (or RU-486) is the abortion pill. When it was first widely used, it failed to induce an abortion so often that abortionists began using a second drug Misoprostol or Cytotec, taken a few days after the first pill, to ensure the death and passage of the baby.
Searle, makers of Cytotec® (misoprostol) wrote a Press Release to Health Officials on August 23, 2000 saying that their drug was not meant to be used for abortion. It read:
“The purpose of this letter is to remind you that Cytotec administration by any route is contraindicated in women who are pregnant because it can cause abortion. Cytotec is not approved for the induction of labor or abortion.
Cytotec is indicated for the prevention of NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, including aspirin)-induced gastric ulcers in patients at high risk of complications from gastric ulcer, e.g., the elderly and patients with concomitant debilitating disease, as well as patients at high risk of developing gastric ulceration, such as patients with a history of ulcer….
Searle has become aware of some instances where Cytotec, outside of its approved indication, was used as a cervical ripening agent prior to termination of pregnancy, or for induction of labor, in spite of the specific contraindications to its use during pregnancy.
Serious adverse events reported following off-label use of Cytotec in pregnant women include maternal or fetal death; uterine hyperstimulation, rupture or perforation requiring uterine surgical repair, hysterectomy or salpingo-oophorectomy; amniotic fluid embolism; severe vaginal bleeding, retained placenta, shock, fetal bradycardia and pelvic pain.”
Emphasis mine. Read the full letter here.
Share on FacebookFormer abortionist Dr. Bernard Nathanson:
“My preoperative counseling consisted of a brief description of the procedure… and a perfunctory assurance that the “procedure” (those of us who practiced it never spoke of it as an abortion, but rather used the term “termination of pregnancy” or “procedure”) would have no effect on future fertility or on general health. We spoke with such confidence regarding these matters then, in the mid-sixties and the seventies; now it turns out there may be a relationship between abortion and breast cancer; thousands of women have indeed been rendered sterile in the aftermath of a botched abortion; and the death rate of women seeking abortion after the thirteenth week exceeds that of childbirth. The arrogance of those practicing medicine has always been recognized as an ugly appendage of the profession, but the massive hubris of the abortionist was and continues to be astonishing.”
Bernard N. Nathanson, M.D. The Hand of God (Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, 1996), 61-62
Quoted by Abort73.com
Share on FacebookFrom former abortion clinic chain owner and administrator Carol Everett, on how she had to get rid of one employee at an abortion clinic when she took over:
“An immediate problem concerned Barbara, [a] young medical assistant who did not like abortions. She actually had a fetal development book in the clinic and often showed women how developed their babies were at various stages inside the womb. I stopped that practice immediately. Although Barbara was a good employee, if she could not sell abortions, she had to go.”
Carol Everett. The Scarlet Lady (Brentwood: Wolgemuth & Hyatt, 1991),146
Quoted by Abort73.com
Share on FacebookFrom an African American abortion clinic escort who is a “faith leader in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church”
“Every Friday, a group of people gathers outside the Planned Parenthood clinic where I volunteer, holding signs that shame the women who visit with slogans like “Your mother kept you” and pictures of babies that say “I want to live.” These signs and their presence may seem peaceful because the protesters don’t (typically) threaten or physically assault visitors. But their very presence is violent, their words often cruel, and their motives are to intimidate and scare away people seeking health care.
When I was at the clinic last month, the protesters were mostly Black and from one church in Raleigh. They held signs that said “Fetus lives matter” and “The most dangerous place for a Black child is in the womb.”
As a Black woman, seeing those signs made me angry. They make it seem as if Black women do not make our own decisions, that we are simply pawns in America’s racist society….
The leader of the protesters targeted me toward the end of their demonstration. I was one of two Black women volunteering as clinic greeters. He said, “I want to talk to the young sister over there. You are on the wrong side with those White people.” Then, addressing the police officer standing near me, he said, “We respect the cops. Blue lives matter.”
Of course, he couldn’t tell that I too am a Christian, and a minister… I didn’t need to look like a faith leader to demonstrate my faith. I am a clinic greeter because of my faith, which teaches me how important it is to provide care for my community. For me, that means ensuring that women have safe access to their health care facilities.
Ironically, at the clinic, I am not only under threat of violence from shooters — I am also threatened by discrimination from the faith communities to which I belong.
EMMA AKPAN “Defunding Planned Parenthood Is Just Another Form of Racism” Bustle Dec 14, 2015
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From an article by a reporter who interviewed workers in an abortion clinic. One worker was a devout Christian. The article says:
“Though it might seem surprising to find a dedicated Christian working in an abortion clinic, considering that so much national debate seems to fall along religious lines, Tammy doesn’t mind the incongruity. “Nobody really knows what God thinks,” she said.
“If it wasn’t OK,” said Tammy. “I would never have felt like it was OK. If I wasn’t supposed to be here, I wouldn’t be.”
Chrisanne Beckner “Inside the abortion clinic” Newsreview.com January 29, 2004
The clinic did abortions up to 23 weeks
A baby this age would be aborted by D&E
The Red River Women’s (abortion) Clinic in Fargo, North Dakota encourages women were told to express their feelings by writing in journals. Time magazine said they:
“write about nonsupportive husbands and boyfriends and ask God for forgiveness.”
Kate Pickett “What Choice?” Time, January 14, 2013
Quoted in Brian E Fisher Abortion: The Ultimate Exploitation of Women (Frisco, Texas: Online for Life, 2013) Kindle edition
Share on Facebook“Want to be un-pregnant?”
Sign in New York City advertising abortion right after its legalization there.
Ryan Lizza “The Abortion Capital of America” New York Magazine
The article also says that soon after abortion was legalized in NY:
Share on Facebook“Commercialization crept back into the abortion business. The clergymen, [who had found women abortionists when it was illegal] who had never taken any money for their work, were pushed aside by heavily advertised commercial referral services, which targeted out-of-state women, charging them about $100 to find a New York provider. New York’s abortion monopoly produced a booming new industry. One service even flew an airplane banner ad over Miami Beach.”
Erica Jong said in an article she was:
“appalled that abortion remains under attack.”
But at the same time, she expresses reservations about abortion. She says:
“As a 17-year-old freshman at Barnhard, I got my first diaphragm from Planned Parenthood (a college tradition). I never got pregnant accidentally because I knew that an abortion would make me terribly sad. I loved children, dogs, cats and other living things, and I understood that terminating a pregnancy would be extremely hard for me emotionally.”
Erica Jong “If Men Could Get Pregnant, Abortion Would Be a Sacrament” Huffington Post.com, January 21, 2008
Quoted in Brian E Fisher Abortion: The Ultimate Exploitation of Women (Frisco, Texas: Online for Life, 2013) Kindle edition
Does she understand that abortion is killing a “living thing?” If so, why does she support it?
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