If a woman becomes weary and at last dead from bearing, that matters not; let her only die from bearing, she is there to do it.

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The quote actually comes from Von dem eelichen Leben (1522). It can be seen in an original edition here, in a 19th century reissue here, and in English translation (as "On the Estate of Marriage") here.

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