![]() ![]() ![]() Our Judeo-Christian civilization has developed the law and custom that, since women must bear the physical consequences of the sex act, men must be required to bear the other consequences and pay in other ways. The fact that women, not men, have babies is not the fault of selfish and domineering men, or of the establishment, or of any clique of conspirators who want to oppress women. ![]() If you don’t like this fundamental difference, you will have to take up your complaint with God because He created us this way. It is based on the fact of life-which no legislation or agitation can erase-that women have babies and men don’t. This respect is part and parcel of our laws and our customs. Our unique status is the result of a fortunate combination of circumstances.ġ) We have the immense good fortune to live in a civilization which respects the family as the basic unit of society. We have the most rights and rewards, and the fewest duties. Of all the classes of people who ever lived, the American woman is the most privileged. This speech began as an 1972 essay in Schlafly's newsletter The Phyllis Schlafly Report, but was adapted for speeches and debates on behalf of STOP ERA, a group founded by Schlafly. ![]()
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