"A human being becomes human not through the casual convergence of certain biological conditions, but..."

“A human being becomes human not through the casual convergence of certain biological conditions, but through an act of will and love on the part of other people.”

- As the Supreme Court stands divided today on the first major abortion case in decades, here timeless perspective on reproductive rights and the meaning of life from Italo Calvino, always ahead of his time. (via explore-blog)