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Frederica Mathewes-Green

  • There is tremendous sadness, loneliness, in the cry, 'A woman's right to choose.' No one wants an abortion as she wants an ice-cream cone or a Porsche. She wants an abortion as an animal, caught in a trap, wants to gnaw off its own leg. Abortion is a tragic attempt to escape a desperate situation by an act of violence and self-loss.

    • Frederica Mathewes-Green,
    • "Unplanned Parenthood," in Policy Review ()
  • Sex is still the leading cause of pregnancy.

    • Frederica Mathewes-Green,
    • "Unplanned Parenthood," in Policy Review ()

Frederica Mathewes-Green, U.S. writer

(1952)