John Schneider Quotes

Abortion is part of being a mother and of caring for children, because part of caring for children is knowing when it is not a good idea to bring them into the world.

My biological mother had me at 16, and it was just too young.

We must not inflict life on children who will be resented; we must not inflict unwanted children on society.

Birth mothers choose life, and a family, for their child. But this choice is rarely celebrated. Women routinely face family, friends and even health-care providers who think that adoption equals abandonment, according to researchers and conversations with birth mothers.

I even thought of adopting a child as a single mother.

I can honestly say that my abortion was one of the least difficult decisions of my life. I'm not being flippant when I say it took me longer to decide what worktops to have in the kitchen than whether I was prepared to spend the rest of my life being responsible for a further human being.

I never went to college. I was pregnant at 23.

I would like to make every child born in America a planned, wanted child.

Every child a wanted child, every mother a willing mother.

Girls are having babies when they are younger and combining kids with work. I don't know if it's always been there or if I'm just more aware because I'm in this situation.

As an adopted kid, it means a lot when I hear women say, 'I don't want kids.' I have a lot of respect for them.

Around 19, I got a girl pregnant. I really didn't want to get married, but I was raised with the belief to marry that person and take care of our child.

Too many children in foster care are falling through cracks. Be a hero, take the time learn about adoption today.

They are having babies and the babies are becoming citizens and we have to take care of them.

Early on, I didn't intend to have children. I thought it was too difficult a world for them. But then it happened, and I am thrilled to have them now.

Let us develop an agenda for children that says we can do something about teen pregnancy. Let us make sure that parents are old enough, wise enough, and financially able to take care of their children.

I feel like I was 30 when I was 17, and I decided to get married and have a baby.

I don't think a baby is something that you should do because other people are doing it.

I'm not made to be a mother.

No election is ever just about one issue, but I care a lot about women's rights and making sure parents have what they need to raise healthy kids. I always have cared, but having just had a child, I know how serious it is to be a mother. It's an incredibly huge challenge. You need support. You need resources.

I made a choice in life and got pregnant and had a child, and I want to put my child first.

Michael was divorced, lonely, and wanted children. I was the one who said to him, 'I will have your babies.'

I think it's quite a big decision for women to have children. In our time, I don't think we thought so much about it. We just went and had them and of course, life is not fun-filled and not complete if you don't have them. It's a wonderful thing when you think about it.

My kids don't call me 'Mom' because I don't want them to. They're Michael's children. It's not that they are not my children, but I had them because I wanted him to be a father.

I didn't even choose to be born! It was my parents' decision to have a child.