My mother-in-law was with me ...

My mother-in-law was with me during all four of my births and when she was sitting next to me holding my hand during the cesareans, well, I craved that.
 Patricia Heaton

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I don't remember my mother ever playing with me. And she was a perfectly good mother. But she had to do the laundry and clean the house and do the grocery shopping.
 Patricia Heaton
Every 36 seconds in America a woman lays her body down forced to choose abortion out of a lack of practical resources and emotional support. Abortion is a reflection that society has failed women.
 Patricia Heaton
In reality, most women 'choose' abortion because they believe they have no other choice.
 Patricia Heaton
Having and raising children is doing something with your life! ... And I have to say that having your kids is one of the greatest things you can do.
 Patricia Heaton
The early feminists were pro-life. And really, abortion is a huge disservice to women, and it hasn't been presented that way. As Feminists for Life-what we're trying to do is support women, and so what we want to do is-reach women on campus-college campuses so that, when they get pregnant, they can find housing. They can find money they need to stay in school.
 Patricia Heaton