Nancy Keenan Quotes on Decision Making (3 Quotes)

The actions of the South Dakota legislature are a chilling reminder of the lengths to which anti-choice lawmakers will go to interfere in our most difficult and personal decisions. This bill contains an inadequate exception to protect a woman's life and no other exceptions -- not for rape, not for incest, not even to protect the woman's health. Clearly emboldened by President Bush's judicial appointments, South Dakota has passed dangerous and unconstitutional legislation that its supporters admit is a direct attack on Roe v. Wade. Rather than continuing these unconstitutional assaults that threaten to endanger women's lives and imprison doctors, these legislators should commit to enacting commonsense legislation to prevent unintended pregnancy.

Our people are angry and motivated, and they continue to believe that politicians should not be involved in a decision that's between a woman, her family and God.

She really was one of those cross-generational leaders. She was there to discuss the issue of keeping government out of our personal decisions.