Quote of the Day 1-28-10
In every society, there are two critical lists: acceptable conditions for having a baby, and acceptable conditions for having sex… It was only with the widespread acceptance of contraception in the middle of the 20th century, creating an upheaval in the public psyche in which sex and babies no longer went hand-in-hand, that the two lists began to diverge….? ?
I thought of the several friends whom I’d helped procure abortions…. They had followed all of society’s rules, yet still ended up in a gut-wrenching position.
We hated the anti-abortion zealots because we thought they tried to take away women’s freedom; what we didn’t understand is that women’s freedom had already been taken, when society bought the lie that sex is primarily about bonding and pleasure, and that its life-giving potential is tangential and optional.
~Jennifer Fulwiler, former pro-choice atheist, writes about “The Two Lists,” January 28
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
Excellent article, bravo Jennifer!
Jennifer is right on. Great article.
The pro-choicers may also hate pro-lifers because when they invariably get pregnant under less than ideal circumstances, they realize we were right all along. Holding on to anger may be easier for some women (and men) than admitting they made poor choices.
Dr Janet Smith has done a lot of excellent work on this topic. Check out her talk “contraception, why not?”
Wow. So true. We have become at war with our own bodies, expecting them to function in a way they were never designed. So few people, especially feminists, dare to face this. They want so badly to have sex without consequences available.
Kudos to Jennifer, and kudos to Jill for their courage.