“I'm a mom. I'm from Ethiopia. I gave birth in the U.S. and had all the proper care available to me. If I had given birth in Ethiopia - I don't know if I might have even survived it.” IfsKnowsMightCareGivenMomBirthAvailableSurvivedEthiopia Author:Liya Kebede
“Small groups have always been the locus of change. What they do, in a sometimes offhand way, is constellate new cultural forms and give birth to the unexpected. Sometimes the talk is the thing, sometimes the feeling. When we risk talking about something we really care about it's infectious. Like any good infection, such talk can produce heat, a fever of intellectual excitement.” WayGivingSometimesFeelingsCareFormTalkingRiskGroupsProduceBirthIntellectualExcitementHeatUnexpectedFeverInfectionSmall Groups Author:Stephanie Mills
“I'm a big proponent of open adoption, because it allows a relationship between the birth mother and her child so that the kid isn't like, "Where did I come from?" And to have it be like, "Look, you have a bunch of people who love you." Not just the parents who are raising you on a day-to-day basis, but also to have contact with your birth mother and hopefully your birth father. So that you can be like, "Oh, they love me too, and they love me so much that they knew they couldn't take care of me but they're still in my life to some extent."” PeopleLooksChildrenStillsBigsCareKidsMotherFatherParentLove YouBirthBasesTake CareBunchContactHopefullyAdoptionDay To DayTake Care Of MeBirth MotherOpen Adoption Author:Kathleen Hanna
“Some of the best indicators of a country developing along the right lines are healthy mothers giving birth to healthy children who are assured of good care and a sound education that will enable them to face the challenges of a changing world.” WorldGivingChildrenCountryCareFacesMotherSoundChallengesLinesBirthHealthyDevelopingAssuredGiving BirthIndicatorsHealthy Children Book:Letters From Burma: Source: Letters From Burma:
“The only life many of the leaders of the anti-family planning movement seem to care about -- indeed obsess about -- is life before birth and after death.” SeemsCareLeaderMovementBirthPlanningAfter DeathFamily Planning Author:Riane Eisler
“Real Texans don't want any woman to die of cancer because she can't get decent health care or medical advice. Real Texans don't want any woman to lose control of her life because she can't get birth control.” WantRealCareDiesLosesAdviceBirthCancerMedicalHealth CareDecentBirth ControlTexan Author:Wendy Davis