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Discover how the pro-choice movement saved America by challenging the Christian right mindset and their opposition to abortion.

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I must say, I'm kinda proud of myself. The very first book that I've ever blurbed is now out. It's by Cristina Page and it's entitled, How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America: Sex, Virtue, and the Way We Live Now. For me, Page's book was a revealing look at what's really driving the Christian right. Reading it made me realize, really for the first time, that religious conservatives aren't simply driven by their opposition to abortion; they're also driven by opposition to out-of-wedlock sex, and, in some cases, opposition to all sex that is not for the purpose of procreation. Page starts out the book by discussing a very interesting conundrum: Why can't pro-choicers and pro-lifers get together and find common ground on policies that would at least reduce the total number of abortions, if not ban abortion altogether? That's the question that leads her into the inquiry at the ...

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