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~ Christina Page (Author) "MOST OF US HAVE LONG ACCEPTED the terms of one of the central debates of American culture, the debate over abortion..." (more)
Key Phrases: emergency contraception, abortion method, artificial contraception, United States, Supreme Court, American Life League (more...)

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The abortion issue is a cover for a fundamentalist "anti-contraception" and "anti-sex movement," argues this vigorous broadside. In a well-researched and pointed critique of prolife excesses, NARAL official Page (The Smart Girl's Guide to College) details the multifaceted opposition the Christian right has mounted to a broad range of reproductive rights. Prolife groups, she notes, have fraudulently conflated contraceptives with devices or substances that cause abortion, championed pharmacists who refuse to sell contraceptives, and organized to block over-the-counter sale of "Plan B" emergency contraceptive pills. Attacking both feminism and premarital sex, she contends, they vilify working moms and push ineffective abstinence-only sex-ed curricula, and have even opposed a vaccine against the HPV virus, a major cause of cervical cancer, claiming it would promote promiscuity. The irony, she argues, is that prolifers' effort to restrict access to contraception actually increases the number of abortions. Against what she believes is the fundamentalists' dour procreationist ideology and animus toward sexual pleasure itself, Page celebrates the blessings conferred by contraceptives in liberating women, and their families, in our modern "pro-choice world," claiming that "regular sex brings people as much happiness as a $50,000-a-year raise." If sometimes a tad facile, her defense of the sexual revolution in upbeat—even patriotic—terms makes this a spirited, thought-provoking addition to the culture wars. (Feb.)
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The passion of the pro-life movement extends beyond abortion opposition to an overarching desire to end contraceptive use and to restrict sex to procreation only, argues Page, director of a national pro-choice organization. In contrast, by supporting women's ability to control their reproductive lives, the pro-choice movement has helped to improve life for American women across a broad range of social and economic issues. She details the corrosive influence of pro-life politics on science, including lobbying to prevent FDA approval of an emergency contraceptive pill to be sold over the counter. The pro-life movement has political "muscle that extends across the globe," harming efforts to reduce family size in developing nations and to encourage advancement of women. Page outlines the threats to the Roe decision and the privacy rights that also protect all aspects of sexuality, from contraception to homosexuality. This is a well-researched and thoughtful look at the politics behind reproductive issues and the implications for all Americans, whatever their position on abortion. Vanessa Bush
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Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Basic Books; 1 edition (January 30, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0465054897
ISBN-13: 978-0465054893
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.1 inches
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emergency contraception, abortion method, artificial contraception, natural family planning

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United States, Supreme Court, American Life League, White House, President Bush, State Department, United Nations, National Right, Associated Press, Family Research Council, Judie Brown, Abstinence Clearinghouse, Human Life International, Illinois Right, Life Committee, Sihui County, South Dakota, Women's Capitol Corporation, Barr Pharmaceuticals, Charles Lockwood, Family Medical Leave Act, Gyn Department, John Roberts, Operation Rescue, United Kingdom

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Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days (Left Behind No. 1) by Tim LaHaye on page 46, and Back Matter
Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution Of Human Sexuality (Science Masters) by Jared Diamond on page 34, and Back Matter
The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap by Stephanie Coontz on page 38, and Back Matter
Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days (Left Behind, Book 1) by Tim LaHaye on page 46, and Back Matter
American Families: A Multicultural Reader by Stephanie Coontz on page 38, and Back Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Pro-life" no more, May 8, 2006

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This is a really great book for anyone willing to keep an open-mind. I'm the type of person who likes to read about both sides of an issue. I'm a former seminary student who was a very "good" Christian. I graduated from a Baptist University with a degree in Biblical Studies. I then went on to attend seminary (I'm currently in my 3rd year of law school). I grew up attending pro-life rallies in my hometown. My mom even voluteered for a crisis pregancy center when I was younger. Needless to say, I have always been pro-life. However, this book may have changed my mind.

This book really surprised me. I had no idea that the pro-life people had an agenda far beyond preventing abortions. As established in the book, they really wish to control the morals/sexual habits of people, not just to prevent abortions. I learned that by opposing contraception, as almost all pro-life groups do, the pro-life movement actually causes more abortions.

I became interested in this book after reading "Freakonomics," which argues that legalizing abortion has actually lowered the crime rate in America, a statistic I found very interesting.

I still don't know how I feel about abortion itself, but I know that I don't agree with the far-reaching effects of pro-life agenda. I definitely will not support the movement anymore by automatically voting for Republicans based on the sole issue of abortion, as I've always done.

I would encourage any pro-life person who is really concerned with preventing abortions to read this book. Even if it doesn't change your mind about abortion, it will give you insight into the primary agenda of many pro-life groups. As a pro-lifer myself, I was shocked and disappointed that my own group may be contributing to the abortion problem rather than solving it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A white/black, man/woman, gay/straight, left/right must read..., February 8, 2006

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How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America isn't a history of the fading glory of the pro-choice and feminist movements. It's an incisive look at tomorrow's pro-life movement - and a chilling read. If you think that the prospect of overturning Roe is farfetched, or that it might calm the passions of the conservative movement, think again. Defeating Roe is just another step on the way to reinventing the American social order, with birth control, women's rights and personal privacy all in the cross hairs.

I began the book with an underlying feeling of safety. After all, a majority of American's support a woman's right to choose. Even in a worst case scenario, I knew that my home state would continue to provide abortion care in a post-Roe world. Beyond that, I had even secretly wondered whether the post-Roe world might be good for the Democratic Party since the right would be losing its biggest weapon.

Page's book blew away these fallacies quickly, quietly and without a look back. Before I knew it, Roe was the least of my worries, as the breadth of the pro-life agenda became apparent. One thing is for sure, it won't be someone else's problem - the issues at stake affect the life of every American. Hopefully, awareness will translate into action.

Cristina Page has managed the nearly impossible by swaddling an immense amount of meticulous research in fast paced prose that forced me to read How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America in one sitting. This is a book people should be talking about.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging, fact-filled, concise!, April 1, 2006

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Did you know that not a single anti-choice organization from Right to Life to Feminists for Life explicitly supports contraception? Thank you, mainstream media for not pointing this out! In this short and extremely readable manifesto, Cristina Page shows that the organized anti-choice movement is not just opposed to legal abortion: it also wants to limit women's access to birth control and emergency contraception, push "abstinence only" sex ed, make people around the world, even AIDS-ravaged Africa stop using condoms (they 'don't work,' you know), and promote the view that sex is for procreation only and that women belong in the home taking care of the multiple results. A few years ago, anyone who said this would have been dismissed as a paranoid. Recent events --pharmacists refusing to fill birth control prescriptions, the South Dakota abortion ban, shifts in AIDS funding in Africa from comprehensive locally-based groups to inexperienced Christian abstinence promoters-- have shown its truth.
Page argues that the pro-choice vision -- sex for pleasure and intimacy, not just for babies; marriage between equals; flexible gender roles -- is the modern one that most people want. But will they fight for it? Or let the anti-choicers run their lives?
A really good book and suprisingly fun,humorous and down to earth -- must reading for everyone who cares about what is happening to this country.

I am very disturbed by troubles people are apparently having with finding pro-choice books at Amazon. When I put the title of this book in Amazon's search engine without the hyphen in "pro-choice" I was told that no such book existed. Come on, Amazon! don't make it hard for readers to find what they're looking for just because someone in your vast organization has a bee in their bonnet--whether about abortion rights or punctuation.

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Pro-life"? More like "anti-sex," "anti-woman" and "anti-human."
If HOW THE PRO-CHOICE MOVEMENT SAVED AMERICA - the title of Cristina Page's 2006 expos� of the religious right/pro-life movement's true agenda - sounds like liberal hyperbole,... Read more

Published 5 months ago by Kelly Garbato

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Cristina Page's thesis is simple: with the majority of the anti-abortion movement, abortion, or prevention thereof, is not the core issue. Read more

Published 21 months ago by Jay Young

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The book was a waste of both Page's and my time.

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How the Pro Choice Movement Saved America is a celebratory book of sorts, written by a woman who has been fighting for reproductive and family planning rights for much of her... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, informative and factual literary piece
First of all, I want to say that this book opened my eyes even more to the horrors that the radical pro-life movement imposes to human and reproductive rights of women around the... Read more

Published on July 1, 2007 by Joan Kirstie M. Magalang

2.0 out of 5 stars Saved America?
Though well written and interesting I did not enjoy this book. It saddens me that this country constantly attacks pro-lifers... Read more

Published on April 26, 2007 by G. Kamel

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
This book is wonderful. It is a definite eye opener and provides great information for anybody concerned about the important issue of Women's Right to her own body.

Published on February 22, 2007 by holabackpack

5.0 out of 5 stars This author is AMAZING
I had the honor of meeting Christina Page at NH NARAL's 34th anniversary Roe v Wade event. Let me tell you that this lady puts her money where her mouth is! Read more

Published on January 29, 2007 by Sarah

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I just finished reading this incredible book, and have already asked several friends to make the time to read and share it with others. Read more

Published on December 26, 2006 by Patrick E. Stewart

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This is a much-needed, level-headed look at women's reproductive freedom today. While reading this brilliant and scary book, I found myself becoming angrier and angrier. Read more

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