Aboriginal Quote by Tony Abbott

“The World Health Organization estimates that 536,000 women perished in pregnancy or childbirth in 2005, a toll that has barely budged in thirty years.…

— Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

Half a million women die each year around the world in pregnancy. It's not biology that kills them so much as neglect.

— Nicholas D. Kristof

Discrimination and multiple deprivations of human rights are also frequently part of the problem, sentencing entire populations to poverty... It is surely a matter…

— Navi Pillay

“Every year over half a million women (99% of them from the poor world) die from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth.”

— Gabrielle Palmer

There is a largely-ignored healthcare calamity in the United States that sees between two and three women die every day during pregnancy and childbirth.

— Robin Lim

Abortion, more than not, leaves women with an aftermath of grief, guilt, and emotional overload. In a lot of cases, this can last a…

— Abby Johnson

Pregnant women who are at risk for suffering complications and even death are in the prime of their lives. The most affected populations are…

— Robin Lim

Advances in science and medical research and public health policies have meant that life expectancy for Australians is one of the highest in the…

— Julie Bishop

“To the point: A woman who wants to terminate her pregnancy has to make her decision in the context of a culture that shames…

— Willie Parker

Childbearing is glorified in part because women die from it.

— Andrea Dworkin

When women and men have approximately equal life expectancies, it seems to be because women die not only in childbirth (fewer than thought) but…

— Warren Farrell

Abortion is child mortality.

— Chris Smith