keep your rosaries off my ovaries

keep your rosaries off my ovaries

slang A phrase that voices support for abortion rights and opposes the Catholic Church's pro-life stance. I don't care what the church says—keep your rosaries off my ovaries!
See also: keep, off
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • life of Riley
  • the life of Riley
  • the life of Reilly
  • one for all, (and) all for one
  • all for one, and one for all
  • (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
  • sure as eggs is eggs
  • a penny for them
  • great minds
  • great minds think alike
References in periodicals archive
Westerners need to realize that just because we prize our "freedom from religion" and stand on top of that euphemistic wall screaming "Keep your rosaries off my ovaries," people in other parts of the world are dying for their faith.
The cross is in the crosshairs: I've sat in countless church pews, all over the world. I've listened to homilies in French, Spanish, English, Italian and--the most beautiful of all--Latin. I've spent hours gazing at the refraction of light through stained glass windows, lighted countless candles, and knelt on so many kneelers that my shins carry the permanent indentation of the lifelong Catholic
With signs proclaiming "Keep Your Rosaries Off My Ovaries," the Rutgers clan marched in defense of Roe v.
Class action: top 10 activist campuses
We should put the days of "Keep Your Rosaries Off My Ovaries" and "Baby Killer" behind us.
Strategies to break abortion stalemate. (Editorials)