--- title: "Popular Abortion Words" description: "Browse 1,629 Abortion quotes by 800 authors. Discover the best Abortion sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/241/ayn-rand-59_abortion_i-cannot-project-the-degree-of-hatred-re_676739.jpg" --- > [I cannot project the degree of hatred required to make those women run around in crusades against abortion. Hatred is what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/i-cannot-project-the-degree-of-hatred-required-to-make-those-women/) [Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/241/ayn-rand-59_abortion_i-cannot-project-the-degree-of-hatred-re_676739.jpg) > [Whatever each individual woman is facing; only she knows her biggest challenge. However, if we add up the problems that affect the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-steinem/whatever-each-individual-woman-is-facing-only-she-knows-her-biggest/) [Gloria Steinem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gloria-steinem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/307/gloria-steinem-277_abortion_whatever-each-individual-woman-is-facing_3029836.jpg) > [“A third of American women have had abortions, but a fraction of them are brave enough to stand up and tell their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-parker/a-third-of-american-women-have-had-abortions-but-a-fraction-of-them/) [Willie Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/668/willie-parker-13118_american-women_a-third-of-american-women-have-had-abort_1000310.jpg) > [What's blinking red on my radar is the fact that for people who prioritize abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, or voting rights, those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lizz-winstead/what-s-blinking-red-on-my-radar-is-the-fact-that-for-people-who/) [Lizz Winstead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lizz-winstead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caf/lizz-winstead-11138_abortion_what-s-blinking-red-on-my-radar-is-the-f_2766995.jpg) > [Abortion on demand is the ultimate State tyranny; the State simply declares that certain classes of human beings are not persons, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/abortion-on-demand-is-the-ultimate-state-tyranny-the-state-simply/) [Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/ron-paul-686_abortion_abortion-on-demand-is-the-ultimate-state_1999683.jpg) > [" Science is beginning to encroach on every level of our volition". And to me, that is a frightening social concept. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/science-is-beginning-to-encroach-on-every-level-of-our-volition-and/) [Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddd/stephen-king-13_ability_science-is-beginning-to-encroach-on-ever_1506708.jpg) > [It moves one's heart to think: Nine months before I was born there was a woman who loved me deeply. She did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-romero/it-moves-one-s-heart-to-think-nine-months-before-i-was-born-there-was-2/) [Oscar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-romero/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc9/oscar-romero-12365_abhorrent_it-moves-one-s-heart-to-think-nine-month_2065922.png) > [I heard Zen teacher one time talking about abortion, and he was saying the way that abortion makes bad karma is any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/i-heard-zen-teacher-one-time-talking-about-abortion-and-he-was-saying/) [George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18b/george-saunders-317_abortion_i-heard-zen-teacher-one-time-talking-abo_1780039.jpg) > [“It’s increasingly difficult for a man to do the right thing and make the choice for life because of our prevailing opinions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-ketola/it-s-increasingly-difficult-for-a-man-to-do-the-right-thing-and-make/) [Kim Ketola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-ketola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2b/kim-ketola-253839_life_it-s-increasingly-difficult-for-a-man-to_1126864.jpg) > [The diabolical work that has taken place since the legalization of abortion is that it has destroyed, in those tragic women who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-von-hildebrand/the-diabolical-work-that-has-taken-place-since-the-legalization-of/) [Alice von Hildebrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-von-hildebrand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec2/alice-von-hildebrand-30906_abortion_the-diabolical-work-that-has-taken-place_530106.png) > [We applied a very simple principle: Recognize the facts. Abortion is old as the world. Gay marriage, please - it's older than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mujica/we-applied-a-very-simple-principle-recognize-the-facts-abortion-is/) [Jose Mujica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mujica/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f2/jose-mujica-9597_abortion_we-applied-a-very-simple-principle-recog_496046.jpg) > [I am in no position to judge other women, you know. But I mean, why did she get pregnant? It's not good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolores-o-riordan/i-am-in-no-position-to-judge-other-women-you-know-but-i-mean-why-did/) [Dolores O'Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolores-o-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/910/dolores-o-riordan-4817_abortion_i-am-in-no-position-to-judge-other-women_1089939.jpg) > [“The Lord is much like the air around us. The air is all around us, it is everywhere. Even though we can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-d-reifinger-iii/the-lord-is-much-like-the-air-around-us-the-air-is-all-around-us-it/) [Raymond D. Reifinger III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-d-reifinger-iii/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5c/raymond-d-reifinger-iii-271769_abortion_the-lord-is-much-like-the-air-around-us_1452133.jpg) > [The Bible identifies 15 crimes against the family worthy of the death penalty. ABORTION is treason against the family and deserves the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-j-rushdoony/the-bible-identifies-15-crimes-against-the-family-worthy-of-the-death/) [R.J. Rushdoony](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-j-rushdoony/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecb/r-j-rushdoony-8903_abortion_the-bible-identifies-15-crimes-against-t_2802247.png) > [I am politically pro-choice, but personally pro-life. I have my faith but refuse to force it on the world at large -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianna-baggott/i-am-politically-pro-choice-but-personally-pro-life-i-have-my-faith/) [Julianna Baggott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianna-baggott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a8/julianna-baggott-2618_abortion_i-am-politically-pro-choice-but-personal_1777728.jpg) > [But I also want to change the dynamics of this debate, which has kept us gridlocked into positions which caused people to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/but-i-also-want-to-change-the-dynamics-of-this-debate-which-has-kept/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/454/john-mccain-465_abortion_but-i-also-want-to-change-the-dynamics-o_1941037.jpg) > [I saw this huge billboard that said: 'Abortion Hurts' and then it had a drawing of a butterfly. Who is that for?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-mirman/i-saw-this-huge-billboard-that-said-abortion-hurts-and-then-it-had-a/) [Eugene Mirman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-mirman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b52/eugene-mirman-7230_abortion_i-saw-this-huge-billboard-that-said-abor_973130.png) > [The president and other government officials denounce school violence, yet still advocate for endless undeclared wars abroad and easy abortion at home.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/the-president-and-other-government-officials-denounce-school-violence/) [Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06a/ron-paul-686_abortion_the-president-and-other-government-offic_129765.jpg) > [Women and our right to choose were going to be challenged with Ashcroft around. When Bush appointed Ashcroft, I went out and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wanda-sykes/women-and-our-right-to-choose-were-going-to-be-challenged-with/) [Wanda Sykes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wanda-sykes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a65/wanda-sykes-3827_abortion_women-and-our-right-to-choose-were-going_2495214.jpg) > [It is a noteworthy fact that not one of the women to whom I have spoken so far believes in abortion as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-sanger/it-is-a-noteworthy-fact-that-not-one-of-the-women-to-whom-i-have/) [Margaret Sanger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-sanger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f77/margaret-sanger-3929_abolition_it-is-a-noteworthy-fact-that-not-one-of_3141754.jpg) > [In 1985, I was living with my sister in Virginia, and since I was still in high school, I worked at McDonald's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/in-1985-i-was-living-with-my-sister-in-virginia-and-since-i-was-still/) [Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/054/kathleen-hanna-1726_abortion_in-1985-i-was-living-with-my-sister-in-v_748147.png) > [If man is not made in the image of God, nothing then stands in the way of inhumanity. There is no good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-man-is-not-made-in-the-image-of-god-nothing-then-stands-in-the-way-2/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cb/anonymous-1_abortion_if-man-is-not-made-in-the-image-of-god-n_2534847.jpg) > [Many people are concerned with children of India, with the children of Africa where quite a few die of hunger, and so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mother-teresa/many-people-are-concerned-with-children-of-india-with-the-children-of/) [Mother Teresa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mother-teresa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efa/mother-teresa-196_abortion_many-people-are-concerned-with-children_1272749.jpg) > [I can honestly say that my abortion was one of the least difficult decisions of my life. I'm not being flippant when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-moran/i-can-honestly-say-that-my-abortion-was-one-of-the-least-difficult/) [Caitlin Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-moran/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3a/caitlin-moran-865_abortion_i-can-honestly-say-that-my-abortion-was_1792661.png) > [“It is recorded in the monastic rules that a monk once performed an abortion on a girl; the Buddha judged his action…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soraj-hongladarom/it-is-recorded-in-the-monastic-rules-that-a-monk-once-performed-an/) [Soraj Hongladarom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/soraj-hongladarom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cc/soraj-hongladarom-279058_abortion_it-is-recorded-in-the-monastic-rules-tha_2588477.jpg) > [The womb is one of the defining features of the female animal. The defining feature of abortion, meanwhile, is a denial or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-vincent/the-womb-is-one-of-the-defining-features-of-the-female-animal-the/) [Norah Vincent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-vincent/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24e/norah-vincent-3829_abortion_the-womb-is-one-of-the-defining-features_2877372.png) > [There's no doubt that on the issue of abortion, oftentimes it's very difficult to split the difference, although we can agree on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-s-no-doubt-that-on-the-issue-of-abortion-oftentimes-it-s-very/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/260/barack-obama-17_abortion_there-s-no-doubt-that-on-the-issue-of-ab_2481972.jpg) > [More and more political analysts and weak-kneed politicians are advising the historically pro-life Republican Party to abandon its pro-life stance for political…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bauer/more-and-more-political-analysts-and-weak-kneed-politicians-are/) [Gary Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-bauer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/665/gary-bauer-9108_abandon_more-and-more-political-analysts-and-wea_1195031.png) > [Legalized abortion is a national holocaust; an affront to our national character; a contradiction of established principles subscribed to from the beginning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-baldwin/legalized-abortion-is-a-national-holocaust-an-affront-to-our-national/) [Chuck Baldwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-baldwin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72c/chuck-baldwin-38016_abortion_legalized-abortion-is-a-national-holocau_2433756.png) ## Top authors on Abortion - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-abby-johnson-8800.jpg) Abby Johnson 46 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/abby-johnson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mother-teresa-69278.jpg) Mother Teresa 39 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/mother-teresa/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-casey-79600.jpg) Robert Casey 24 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/robert-casey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pope-francis-75890.jpg) Pope Francis 23 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/pope-francis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-ronald-reagan-81107.jpg) Ronald Reagan 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/ronald-reagan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 18 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pope-john-paul-ii-75898.jpg) Pope John Paul II 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/pope-john-paul-ii/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. 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There is no good reason why mankind should be perceived as special. Human life is cheapened. 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