Referring to the controversy over pro-life advocates using the phrase, she noted, "Mrs. Geisel became very irate in the past when the particular phrase 'A person's a person no matter how small' was adopted by the pro-life movement. But the reality of the story is probably extremely pro-life, and we hope that people viewing the movie will see the parallel between the unborn child and the little Who's." I have always believed that regardless of what he said in public, Dr. Seuss was pro-life; at the very least, his income depended on children.