Political Quotes

“That's correct. I'm sorry I couldn't be on the floor for your entire presentation. I was in the Rules Committee and could not leave to come down. But as I came in, I heard you talking about the fact that pro-life women can be feminists, and I think that's very important for us to point out. I do quote from Alice Paul, who worked very hard for equality for women, who said, ``Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.'' And I think that as we work hard to see that women are treated equally in our society under the law that we make sure that they are not exploited by abortion. And there is another quote from Elizabeth Cady Stanton. I don't know if you have used it. But she said, ``When we consider that women are treated as property, it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property to be disposed of as we see fit.'' That was in a letter to Julia Ward Howe in October 1873 and was recorded in Howe's diary. I think, again, that it's so important that women be here during Women's History Month to speak in favor of rights for women and that we point out that we are opposed to abortion, which is the ultimate exploitation of women.”