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A review by paigekc
Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights by Katha Pollitt
3.0
Katha Pollitt is a woman after my own heart. Maybe a little too much here, as reading this book felt like, well, like I was the choir and she was preaching to me. But as Pollitt herself states right at the beginning, the audience of this book is not "pro-life" folks, but instead pro-choice and people a little on the fence. I'm definitely a part of the first category, and reading this book only strengthened that resolve.
This book discusses a variety of topics on the subject of abortion, but especially focuses on the true motives of anti-abortion hardliners, which, as she argues, have less to do with protecting "life" and more to do with their discomfort with women having more autonomy. Pollitt makes very persuasive arguments that pro-choicers need to stop being wishy-washy and start getting right to the heart of the problem and also that poor and disadvantaged women get the worst of the brunt of anti-abortion efforts.
But there were a few problems, of course. It felt a bit repetitive at times, though single-issue books like these usually do. I felt she dug in her heels a little too much with the anti-Republican and anti-religion arguments, correct though I think she is about these things. But you only need to quote so many psycho Republican Congressmen to make your point, you know?
Anywho, would definitely reccomend.
This book discusses a variety of topics on the subject of abortion, but especially focuses on the true motives of anti-abortion hardliners, which, as she argues, have less to do with protecting "life" and more to do with their discomfort with women having more autonomy. Pollitt makes very persuasive arguments that pro-choicers need to stop being wishy-washy and start getting right to the heart of the problem and also that poor and disadvantaged women get the worst of the brunt of anti-abortion efforts.
But there were a few problems, of course. It felt a bit repetitive at times, though single-issue books like these usually do. I felt she dug in her heels a little too much with the anti-Republican and anti-religion arguments, correct though I think she is about these things. But you only need to quote so many psycho Republican Congressmen to make your point, you know?
Anywho, would definitely reccomend.