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Feldt, Gloria, 1942-

The war on choice : the right-wing attack on women's rights and how to fight back / Gloria Feldt with Laura Fraser.

New York : Bantam Books, ©2004.

xxiii, 326 pages ; 21 cm

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.

Pro-life movement -- United States.

Right-wing extremists -- United States.

Abortion -- United States.

Birth control -- United States.

Women's rights -- United States.

Abortion.

Women's rights.

Fraser, Laura.

APPE gift.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-309) and index.

1. Good ol' boys and the bad old days : the right-wing war to take away our rights -- 2. Barefoot and pregnant : the attack of family planning -- 3. Abstinence of common sense : teaching kids "no," and nothing more -- 4. State of the uterus : from petri dish to personhood -- 5. A chill wind blows : the courts and the right to chose -- 6. Anti-choice, anti-science : replacing facts with right-wing ideology -- 7. Watch your mouthpiece : the right-wing subversion of the press -- 8. Exporting extremism : how anti-choice policies threaten women's lives around the world -- 9. Fighting forward : a new pro-choice crusade -- Appendix A. Chronologies -- Appendix B. Resource list.

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0553382926

9780553382921

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