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Margaret Sanger

She goes through the vale of death alone, each time a babe is born. As it is the right neither of man nor the state to coerce her into this ordeal, so it is her right to decide whether she will endure it.

Margaret Sanger

Death

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Margaret Sanger is saying that a woman faces a dangerous and solitary experience whenever she gives birth. She argues that no one else, whether a man or the government, has the authority to force her into this risk, and she alone should have the power to choose whether to go through it.

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