What they want is a return to the days when a woman had few choices in controlling her future. They think that the abortion option gives too much freedom. That even contraception is too liberating. That women cannot be trusted to make their own decisions. Americans today don't accept that.
Women can now select their own paths in society, including when and whether to have children.
Family planning, contraception, and, if need be, legal abortion are critical to sustaining women's freedom. There is no going back. If you agree with this, you can help. Circulate this statement among your friends, and support our work by contacting Planned Parenthood in your area. Revised version March 1989.