Sanger's writings make explicit her view that female fecundity is not natural and good, but pathological—a dangerous disease that needs to be treated and controlled. This view has become entrenched in our culture. Access to birth control and abortion are all but synonymous with "reproductive health", a clever term that sounds pro-woman but actually pathologizes natural biological realities that are unique to women, namely fertility, pregnancy, and childbirth.

—Abigail Favale, The Genesis of Gender