Katha Pollitt Quotes

United States, Journalist
October 14, 1949

Katha Pollitt (born October 14, 1949) is an American poet, essayist and critic. She is the author of four essay collections and two books of poetry. Her writing focuses on political and social issues from a left-leaning perspective, including abortion rights, racism, welfare reform, feminism, and poverty.

Also known as Poet, Essayist, Writer

Women who have abortions are people you know. Because that is the truth! One in three American women will have an abortion by menopause.

Katha Pollitt
- People
- Women
- Truth
Sure, men like a challenge - but so do women. And nobody likes to be challenged all the time. I know plenty of long-standing happy couples who slept together right away, spent hours yakking on the phone, split checks down the middle, and lived together for years before the wedding.

Katha Pollitt
- Time
- Men
- Long

Here is the dirty little secret about anti-abortion violence: It works.

Katha Pollitt
- Violence
- Secret
- Dirty
Ariel may look a lot like Barbie, and her adventure may be limited to romance and over with the wedding bells, but unlike, say, Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty, she's active, brave and determined, the heroine of her own life. She even rescues the prince. And that makes her a rare fish, indeed, in the world of preschool culture.

Katha Pollitt
- Life
- World
- May
It's a rare pro-lifer who is against the death penalty, who's against all war, who favors, you know, all the things people need to flourish and stay healthy in life. They've tied themselves to the Republican Party, which doesn't support any of that.

Katha Pollitt
- People
- Life
- War
Abortion is part of being a mother and of caring for children, because part of caring for children is knowing when it's not a good idea to bring them into the world.

Katha Pollitt
- World
- Good
- Children
Abortion opponents say women seek abortions in haste and confusion. Pro-choicers reply: Abortion is the most difficult, agonizing decision a woman ever makes.

Katha Pollitt
- Women
- Decision
- Woman
Women have to control their fertility for 30 years. Thirty years is a long time not to make mistakes.

Katha Pollitt
- Time
- Long
- Women