Ancient Quote by Ina May Gaskin

“...women's bodies are "inferiorised, stigmatized . . . within an overarching patriarchal ideology. For example, biologically and physiologically, women's bodies are seen as both…

— Sheila Jeffreys

“A woman's body is a sacred temple. A work of art, and a life-giving vessel. And once she becomes a mother, her body serves…

— Suzy Kassem

We are the only species of mammal that doubts our ability to give birth. It's profitable to scare women about birth. But let's stop…

— Ina May Gaskin

Women are more than capable of making our own choices about our bodies and our health care.

— Michelle Obama

“...The premise that birthing, by nature, had to be a painful ordeal was totally unacceptable to me. I could not believe that a God…

— Marie F. Mongan

They say that the essence of being a woman is to give birth

— Ritu Ghatourey

“Women's bodies have a near perfect knowledge of childbirth; it's when their brains get involved that things can go wrong.”

— Peggy Vincent

It seems to be absolutely unbelievable that people who are born of women their blood, their bones, their marrow, everything is from the body…

— Ritu Ghatourey

Women's bodies have their own wisdom, and a system of birth refined over 100,000 generations is not so easily overpowered.

— Sarah J. Buckley

If women take their bodies seriously and ideally we should then its full expression, in terms of pleasure, maternity, and physical strength, seems to…

— Phyllis Chesler

“Remember this, for it is as true and true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The Creator is…

— Ina May Gaskin

“The techno-medical model of maternity care, unlike the midwifery model, is comparatively new on the world scene, having existed for barely two centuries. This…

— Ina May Gaskin