No woman shall have the legal right to bear a child without a permit for parenthood.
Margaret SangerRead
No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body. No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Freedom for women encompasses autonomy over their own bodies and reproductive choices.
This quote emphasizes the fundamental principle that true freedom for women is contingent upon their ability to make independent decisions regarding their bodies and motherhood. It highlights the importance of personal agency and control over one's reproductive rights as essential components of women's liberation and empowerment.
Themes
FreedomWomenAutonomyReproductive RightsEmpowerment
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech advocating for women's rights, one might reference this quote to underline the necessity of bodily autonomy.
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All quotes →It is apparent that nothing short of contraceptives can put an end to the horrors of abortion and infanticide.
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A mutual and satisfied sexual act is of great benefit to the average woman, the magnetism of it is health giving. When it is not desired on the part of the woman and she has no response, it should not take place. This is an act of prostitution and is degrading to the woman's finer sensibility, all the marriage certificates on earth to the contrary notwithstanding.
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War, famine, poverty and oppression of the workers will continue while woman makes life cheap. They will cease only when she limits her reproductivity and human life is no longer a thing to be wasted.
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