One reason I continue to oppose efforts to criminalize abortion is that I do not believe any government should have the power to dictate, through law or police action, a woman's most personal decisions."" I consider that a slippery slope to state control of reproduction, and I'd witnessed the consequences of such control in China and Communist Romania. Hillary Rodham Clinton
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A woman's most personal decisions" is a phrase that has been interpreted in many ways. In this context, it refers to a woman's reproductive decision. The meaning of the phrase is actually more important than the way it is being used. If women are allowed to make these critical decisions they can keep their dignity and become less vulnerable to the political and economic powers that be. This power will be used against them by a corrupt government or a powerful organization or corporation whose interests conflict with a woman's own.

Source: Living History

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