The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, & The Future of the World

Michelle Goldberg's new book, "The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power and the Future of the World," is finally out.  I'm off to Barnes & Noble to get my copy.  Growing up in a fundamentalist family was a real eye opener.  It's always about controlling female sexuality.

A quote from the author: "When I told people I'd written a book about religious fundamentalism in American politics, they immediately knew what I was talking about. When I say my new book is the about the global battle for reproductive rights, they tend to look at me blankly, because the story I'm telling here has hardly penetrated the mainstream media at all. That, of course, is why I think the book is important. Its core message is, as I write, "that the widespread, overwhelming abuse and devaluation of women, especially in poor countries, is the biggest human rights crisis in the world today," and that the planet's future depends on giving women control over their own bodies. It shows how a globalized network of religious fundamentalists are fighting women's rights worldwide, and how women are fighting back."

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