I understand this better, now that I'm a grownup.

[kaigou]

I don't know who originally said it, but the current furor in USian politics over abortion, rape, and federal assistance reminds me of some wise words my mother once told me, when I was still too young to understand the depths of it all:

"If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament."

Comments

[nagasvoice]

Your mother was right.

[law_nerd]

It may well be the sort of thing that's been said, one way or another, by many women over the years. That particular phrasing seems to be attributed to Florynce Kennedy.

[soukup]

Have you seen this? If Men Could Menstruate, by Gloria Steinem.