Why in the world do the insurance companies get to be the boss of birth? That's what I want to know.
Ina May GaskinWe are the only species of mammal that doubts our ability to give birth. It's profitable to scare women about birth. But let's stop it. I tell women: Your body is not a lemon.
Ina May GaskinWhen a child is born, the entire Universe has to shift and make room. Another entity capable of free will, and therefore capable of becoming God, has been born.
Ina May GaskinIf a woman doesn't look like a Goddess during labor, then someone isn't treating her right.
Ina May GaskinWhen you cast doubt on some bodily function- you don't know how sensitive the body is to that kind of idea.
Ina May GaskinNothing in medical literature today communicates the idea that women's bodies are well-designed for birth. Ignorance of the capacities of women's bodies can flourish and quickly spread into the popular culture when the medical profession is unable to distinguish between ancient wisdom and superstitious belief.
Ina May Gaskin