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Generation Roe: Inside the Future of the Pro-Choice Movement
Generation Roe Inside the Future of the Pro-Choice Movement Author:Sarah Erdreich It is about time, forty years after Roe v. Wade, to finally demystify abortion. One-third of all American women�will have an abortion by the time they are 45, and most of those women are already mothers. Yet, the topic�remains taboo. Even amidst MTV's 16 & Pregnant, depictions of or even discussion about abortion remains�almost nonexistent. In t... more »his provocative book, Sarah Erdreich gives us a new way of thinking about�abortion--one based in the reality of women's lives.
Generation Roe delves into phenomena such as "abortion-recovery counseling," "crisis pregnancy centers,"�and the infamous anti-choice "black children are an endangered species" billboards; tells the stories of those�who face threats on their lives to pursue careers in this stigmatized field; outlines the outrageous legislative�battle grounds that have popped up all over the country; and takes to task pro-choice activists for allowing the�very words used in the debate to be controlled by anti-choice rhetoric (such as the term "pro-life"). Inextricably
tangled in autonomy, privacy, and sexuality, the abortion issue remains home base for the culture wars in�America. Yet, there is more common ground than meets the eye, when so many Americans, in all honesty,�have made that choice, and many more want to have that choice. Erdreich holds the antidote to the usual�debates, and redirects the dialogue to face reality, speak honestly, and hold abortion up, unabashedly, as a�moral and fundamental human right.« less