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# Wise words on choice
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/wise-words-on-choice-editor/
- Published: 2007-06-11T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T01:02:36.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Ron Lowe Santa Monica*

Having documented and been the brunt of fundamentalist right and anti-abortion attacks and activities for 15 years, this statement makes a whole lot of sense: “The preservation of life seems to be rather a slogan than a genuine goal of anti-abortion forces; what they want is control. Control over behavior: power over women. Women in the anti-choice movement want a share in male power over women, and do so by denying their own womanhood, their own rights and responsibilities.” — Ursula K. LeGuin

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 11, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/061107.pdf?ref=smdp.com)