[Ads-l] Washington Post columnist comments on abortion quotation provenance and links Quote Investigator

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Kudos to “Washington Post” columnist Kathleen Parker who linked to the
Quote Investigator article concerning the complicated provenance of a
famous quotation about abortion. Gloria Steinem and Florynce Kennedy
popularized the quotation, but Steinem credited an “old Irish woman
taxi driver”.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/23/no-exception-abortion-bans-incest-rape-cruel/

Website: Washington Post
Timestamp: July 23, 2022 at 2:19 p.m. EDT
Article: Abortion bans without exceptions for rape, incest are cruel
Author: Kathleen Parker (Columnist)

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Gloria Steinem is often credited with having uttered the remark, “If
men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament.” Although the
quote more likely originated with an elderly Irish taxi driver in
Boston, according to Quote Investigator, the saying is as true today
as ever.
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Here is a link to the Quote Investigator article:

If Men Could Get Pregnant, Abortion Would Be a Sacrament
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/09/11/men-pregnant/

Garson

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