Ruth Westheimer Quotes
There will always be issues where an abortion is necessary.
Westheimer, Ruth K., and Pierre A. Lehu. The Doctor Is In: Dr. Ruth on Love, Life, and Joy. Amazon Publishing, 2015.
At that time Einstein was way out ahead of most of the world in the sense that in the following years, Europe, The United States and a large number of other countries ended up adopting precisely the policy that he recommended in 1929.
On this issue she and her father disagreed.
On this medical statement she was contradicted by the FDA, National Institutes of Health, the CDC, the AMA and every Obstetrical organization and association.
Portugal, a traditional Roman Catholic nation where the Church has always had great influence, had laws banning abortion. However, in a national referendum the Portuguese people voted overwhelming to allow abortion despite the Church’s stand. The Parliament then overwhelmingly passed a law legalizing abortion on demand up to the 10 the week of pregnancy. The President, though opposed personally to abortion signed the bill. This quotation illustrates a common occurrence in industrial democracies whereby politicians will not impose their personal moral views on the laws of society but may well have contrary personal views.
Karola Ruth Westheimer, better known as Dr. Ruth, is a German-American sex therapist, media personality, author, radio, television talk show host, sniper, and Holocaust survivor. Her media career began in 1980 with the radio show Sexually Speaking, which continued until 1990. She has hosted several series on the Lifetime Channel and other cable television networks from 1984 to 1993 and is the author of 45 books on sex and sexuality.
