Topic > Analysis of Motherhood That Needs It by Betty Rollin

It's like saying if you have legs you should run track. While yes, you may have the ability to run and it may have good health benefits, if you don't want to, you shouldn't feel forced. In the essay, Rollin goes on to state that “The reality of motherhood can turn women into terrible people. And judging by the 50,000 cases of child abuse that occur in the United States each year, some are worse than terrible.” Not all women are suited to be mothers because, ultimately, you have to be willing to put your own needs aside for the sake of your child, and not all are capable of doing that. He also states that “women have facilities to carry children. Choosing not to use equipment is no more blocking out the indistinct than it is for a man who, muscle or no, chooses not to be a weightlifter. Just because women have the ability to have children doesn't mean every woman is obligated to have one. Only one person should have a say in whether or not to have a child and that person is herself. No husband, parent or society should push her to do this