About This Quote
Catholics and Protestants have a rather heated debate about abortion. The idea of a woman having the right to kill her own baby for whatever reason she wants is one that goes against the belief that a woman should keep her baby no matter what. In this quote, he is saying that both Catholic and Protestant beliefs have killed the woman for the sake of the mother. They have made the woman feel as if it is right to kill her own child. If she gets pregnant, she should have no say in whether or not to keep the baby or not.
Source: The Struggle Is One: Voices And Visions Of Liberation
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