4 Quotes & Sayings By Nancy Keenan

Nancy Keenan is the author of nine novels, including The Butcher's Boy, which was named to the Indie Next List for 2009. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed memoir, "The Gypsy Cowboy," winner of the PEN Center USA West Award, and a recipient of both the L.A. Times Book Prize and the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Literature. Her other works include The Virgin River Series (The Virgin River Trilogy), The Sisterhood (The Sisterhood Series) and The Sisters (The Sisters Series) Read more

Her stories frequently appear in The New Yorker, O: Oprah Magazine, Glamour, Vogue and Harpers Bazaar. She lives in Oregon with her husband, writer Joe R. Lansdale.

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We believe in funding family planning because it helps to prevent unintended pregnancy. We believe that a woman considering an abortion should not be forced to have an ultrasound against her will. Nancy Keenan
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On behalf of NARAL Pro-Choice America - and our one million member activists - I am honored to be here to talk to you about what's at stake for women in 2012. I am proud to say that the Democratic Party believes that women have the right to choose a safe, legal abortion with dignity and privacy. Nancy Keenan
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I know this president. And I can tell you that he cares deeply about the next generation of young women in this country - his daughters, and everyone's daughters. President Obama had the courage to stand with Sandra Fluke. Without hesitation, he defended her right to tell her story. Nancy Keenan