Dawn Johnsen Professions : Lawyer Born : August 14, 1961 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by Dawn Johnsen The woman is constantly aware for nine months that her body is not wholly her own: the state has conscripted her body for its own ends. Thus, abortion restrictions 'reduce pregnant women to no more than fetal containers.' Dawn Johnsen abortion body nine Statutes that curtail her abortion choice are disturbingly suggestive of involuntary servitude, prohibited by the Thirteenth Amendment, in that forced pregnancy requires a woman to provide continuous physical service to the fetus in order to further the state's asserted interest. Dawn Johnsen choices pregnancy order Progressives must not portray all abortions as tragedies. . . Senator Hillary Clinton, in a 2005 speech commendable for setting forth a prochoice, pro-prevention, pro-family agenda, took the aspiration a step in the wrong direction when she called for policy changes so that abortion 'does not ever have to be exercised or only in very rare circumstances. Dawn Johnsen abortion tragedy doe The experience is no longer traumatic; the response of most women to the experience is relief. Dawn Johnsen response relief The argument that women who become pregnant have in some sense consented to the pregnancy belies realityand others who are the inevitable losers in the contraceptive lottery no more 'consent' to pregnancy than pedestrians 'consent' to being struck by drunk drivers.' Dawn Johnsen drunk loser pregnancy The 'terrorist' behavior of petitioners is remarkably similar to the conspiracy of violence and intimidation carried out by the Ku Klux Klan. Dawn Johnsen intimidation ku-klux-klan violence Abortion restrictions 'reduce pregnant women to no more than fetal containers.' Dawn Johnsen pregnant-women abortion restriction Similar Authors Bruce Fein lawyer Bram Fischer lawyer Bowie Kuhn lawyer Apolinario Mabini lawyer Arnold Goodman, Baron Goodman lawyer Asma Jahangir lawyer All Authors
