14 Quotes by Mary Beth Whitehead

People wanted me to be like the Madonna, the white nun, you know, and that's not me. But I'm no villain.

I have great sympathy for people that are infertile, but a life is not something you can give away.

He considers me just a uterus with legs.

Out of the ashes of Sara Whitehead rose Melissa Stern. Out of the ashes of Mary Beth Whitehead, there were pieces lost.

Women just weren't made to bear children to give them away.

You cannot contract to sell a baby. If they legalize this contract they may soon start bringing poor women in from other countries just to be breeders.

Being a mother comes first for me. Before my husband, before this surrogacy crusade, before myself. I don't see myself as particularly strong.

People come out of prison and aren't treated like I've been treated. I didn't kill anybody. I didn't violate anybody's rights. My rights were violated. Nobody likes to be hated, but the whole world hated Mary Beth Whitehead.

I try not to pass judgment on anyone, and I wish they wouldn't pass it on me.