Giving birth Quotes
A phone call to a mother thanking her for giving birth becomes a reminder of choice and circumstance. Some speakers describe birth as a shocking, unforgettable moment, while others point to the mental‑health challenges that affect many women during pregnancy and after delivery, and the idea that womanhood can be felt even without it.
![“[On the ancient Venus figurines:] If the central religious figure was a woman giving birth and not, as in our time, a man dying on a cross, it would not be unreasonable to infer that life and the love of life - rather than death and the fear of death - were dominant in society as well as art.” quote by Riane Eisler](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9d8/riane-eisler-10808_ancient_on-the-ancient-venus-figurines-if-the-ce_3192663.jpg)
![“There are so many issues that impact women. When we talk about prison reform, for example, women were [once] sterilized in women's prisons. When they were giving birth, they were asked to sign paperwork but they weren't even completely conscious of what they were signing. That sounds like…” quote by Patricia Arquette](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/95d/patricia-arquette-5777_america_there-are-so-many-issues-that-impact-wom_1387555.jpg)
