The right to abortion could be taken away. Other important health issues are at stake. We must keep it legal for women to have a baby when they want, and not when they don’t.
Women know when it is, or is not, the right time to bring a child into the world. Women have the wisdom to know our own strengths and limits. We know what we can handle.* We know when abortion is the right thing given our personal circumbstances.
Women who had abortions are women of every generation, occupation, income level, race and religion. We include great grandmothers, grandmothers, mothers, daughters, aunts, cousins, sisters, best friends, teachers, ministers, doctors, and daycare workers.* Read our stories.
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's resignation from the U.S. Supreme court means abortion could be made illegal. You can help by speaking out, and by registering to vote and voting.
*excerpted from “Women Know” by Hope Clinic for Women, 1997
