"By the time I was in high school, Roe v. Wade had passed, so that was also happening; girls were getting pregnant and getting abortions - and that happened in my school too"
- Annette Bening
About this Quote
This quote by Annette Bening speaks to the effect of the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. By the time she was in high school, the decision had already passed, and it had a direct result on her school. Ladies were getting pregnant and getting abortions, which was a direct outcome of the decision. This quote speaks with the reality of the decision and how it affected the lives of youths in her school. It also speaks with the significance of the choice and how it changed the lives of lots of people. The Roe v. Wade choice was a landmark decision that changed the lives of many individuals, and this quote speaks with the effect it had on Annette Bening's high school.
This quote is written / told by Annette Bening somewhere between May 29, 1958 and today. She was a famous Actress from USA.
The author also have 17 other quotes.
"Did you know that nearly one in three children live apart from their biological dads? Those kids are two to three times more likely to grow up in poverty, to suffer in school, and to have health and behavioral problems"
"As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven nobody is reporting in this fashion on us"
"Now we maintain that we cannot be afford to be concerned about 6 percent of the children in this country, black children, who you allow to come into white schools. We have 94 percent who still live in shacks. We are going to be concerned about those 94 percent"
"I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It was only when I heard my mom's voice that I came out of my hiding place"
"And before our current legislature adjourns, we intend to become the first state of full and true choice by saying to every low and middle-income Hoosier family, if you think a non-government school is the right one for your child, you're as entitled to that option as any wealthy family; here's a voucher, go sign up"
