I deplore the horrible crime of child murder . . . No matter what motive, love of ease, or a desire to save from suffering the unborn innocent, the woman is awfully guilty who commits the deed; . . . but oh! thrice guilty is he who for selfish gratification . . . drove her to the desperation which impelled her to the crime.
Susan B. Anthony, "Marriage and Family," The Revolution, 8 July 1869, cited by Alvin J. Schmidt in "Under the Influence: How Christianity Transformed Civilization," p.60
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