"The complexity behind the “right time” to have a child also arises for high school and collegiate athletes, since they have only four to eight years to take advantage of the immense benefits of organized sports. For a student-athlete, being pregnant, taking the necessary recovery period, and having likely-changed physical capacities— as well as the realities parenthood would impose on a student—could easily derail not only her potential athletic career, but also her future educational and professional opportunities. See, e.g., Casey, 505 U.S. at 928 (Blackmun, J. concurring) (“Because motherhood has a dramatic impact on a woman’s educational prospects, employment opportunities, and self-determination, restrictive abortion laws deprive her of basic control over her life.”)."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
pp.26-27
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Women's_sports
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Women's sports
23 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Women's sports →
Related Quotes
"[T]he participation of women and girls in sport directly challenges gender stereotypes and discrimination, and theref…"
"This undervaluing is nowhere more evident than in the media coverage of women’s sports. According to one study of spo…"
"Football is a simple game. 22 women chase a ball for ninety minutes and at the end, the United States win."
"Amici believe that, like themselves, the next generation of women athletes must be guaranteed bodily integrity and de…"
"Athletics “have become part of the fabric of America. ”Nat’l Collegiate Athletic Ass’n v. Alston, 141 S. Ct. 2141, 21…"
"All athletes—men and women—have a narrow window of time to achieve their greatest athletic potential. This reality is…"
"Participation in sports generates myriad benefits for girls, women, and society at large. Athletic participation is a…"
"Women executives credit sports participation with preparing them for professional success, including being more disci…"
"See Ponts, supra note 18. TheWomen’s Sports Foundation reported a ten-fold increase—from 4% to 40%—in the number of g…"
"Until now, women have behaved better than their male counterparts — and let's face it, in certain sports the bar has …"