Title: How the pro-choice movement saved America : freedom, politics and the war on sex /
Authors: Page, Cristina, 1970-; Baird, Bill,
Publisher: BasicBooks ; Perseus Running [distributor],
Year: 2006
Subjects: Pro-choice movement United States.; Pro-life movement United States; Liberty.; Sexual freedom United States.; Liberty; Moral conditions; Pro-choice movement; Pro-life movement; Sexual freedom; United States Moral conditions.; United States
Abstract: Shows that the gains made by birth-control advocates (historically) and pro-choice organizations (currently) have formed the bedrock of freedoms few Americans would choose to live without. Now, not only is the future of legal abortion far from guaranteed, in many parts of the country ready access to many forms of contraception is in jeopardy as well. And that development, Page argues, should have everyone, regardless of moral or political persuasion, deeply concerned. For these basic freedoms are not just for the freewheeling gals of "Sex and the City," but are central to the lives of working mothers and fathers from Phoenix to Duluth, churchgoers and nonbelievers alike. Page crystallizes the thoughts and attitudes of a generation of women and men whose voices are seldom heard in the political arena. Addresses the positive transformation our society has undergone because of our ability to plan when and if to have children, and exposes the anti-choice movement's far-reaching-and dangerous-agenda—from publisher description.
Contents: Rights in jeopardy -- Love (and life) American style -- The pro-life paradox -- Condom hoax -- No plan B -- Pro-lifers abroad -- World without Roe -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.