The war on choice
Subtitle: the right-wing attack on women's rights and how to fight back
By: Gloria Feldt with Laura Fraser
Contributors: Fraser, Laura
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780553382921
Subjects: Birth control; Right-wing extremists; Abortion; Pro-life movement; Women's rights
Description: Discusses the undercover war begin waged on women's rights by right-wing conservatives and their White House allies, examining the anti-choice actions being taken at the highest levels of government against contraception, sex education, and abortion and outlining a definitive paln for reversing the situation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-309) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Good ol' boys and the bad old days : the right-wing war to take away our rights; title: 2. Barefoot and pregnant : the attack of family planning; title: 3. Abstinence of common sense : teaching kids "no," and nothing more; title: 4. State of the uterus : from petri dish to personhood; title: 5. A chill wind blows : the courts and the right to chose; title: 6. Anti-choice, anti-science : replacing facts with right-wing ideology; title: 7. Watch your mouthpiece : the right-wing subversion of the press; title: 8. Exporting extremism : how anti-choice policies threaten women's lives around the world; title: 9. Fighting forward : a new pro-choice crusade; title: Appendix A. Chronologies; title: Appendix B. Resource list.