There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ they would brag about it. So should we

The human species is no more unsuited to give birth than any other of the 5,000 or so species of mammals on the planet. We are merely the most confused.

It's easy to scare women. It's even profitable to scare women... But it's not nice, so let's stop it.

The way a culture treats women in birth is a good indicator of how well women and their contributions to society are valued and honored.

Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The Creator is not a careless mechanic. Human female bodies have the same potential to give birth as well as aardvarks, lions, rhinoceri, elephants, moose, and water buffalo. Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body.

We 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.

I had to learn not to let anyone push me around, to be brave and to say things I knew might make people mad.