By Sarah Terzo
Michelle Oberman volunteered at a Planned Parenthood abortion center. She says:
“Women choose abortion for a multitude of reasons, and yet, a sense of desperation is almost always present among them.”
Michelle Oberman, Her Body, Our Laws: On the Front Lines of the Abortion War from El Salvador to Oklahoma (Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Press, 2018) 1.
Desperation and empowerment don’t really go together. It’s almost like abortions are tragic choices.
Editor’s note. This appeared at Clinic Quotes and is reposted with permission.