NARAL Pro-Choice America
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John—

White supremacy and misogyny are alive and well. That’s not a secret; it’s
plain to see. Our country was founded on oppression and a rigid social and
political hierarchy to preserve white male privilege. The result of not
dismantling this system has been generations of pain, suffering, and
inequality for Black people, immigrants, and women.

Less known, however, is the foundational role that the anti-choice
movement played in perpetuating these injustices. Which is why I wrote
[ [link removed] ]The Lie That Binds — to reveal the truth behind the origins of the
Radical Right, including how it weaponized abortion as a way to advance
its racist, misogynist agenda. [ [link removed] ]The Lie That Binds unravels the web of
characters responsible for the rise of the anti-choice movement:

People like [Paul] Weyrich and [Jerry] Falwell have always drawn political
benefit from stoking racial animus to sow cultural discord. This cynical
exploitation never stopped, but efforts became more coded in the 1970s as
the successes of the Civil Rights Movement showed quickly growing public
support for at least the theory of racial equality. So, when the movement
architects saw [Phyllis] Schlafly’s accomplishments, they understood a
ripe opportunity to add gender concerns to their efforts to defend the
preservation of white patriarchal systems of control, or as they called
it, “the natural family.”

The Lie That Binds

[ [link removed] ]PRE-ORDER NOW

Revealing the history of the Radical Right — and its ties not just to
anti-choice policies, but to white supremacy — is crucial in the fight for
racial justice and reproductive freedom.

Though its leaders attempt to claim the moral high ground, the anti-choice
movement has been tied to white supremacy from the very beginning. The
Radical Right was formed to fight school desegregation — it only pivoted
to abortion when public opinion started to turn against its blatant
racism.

[ [link removed] ]Pre-order The Lie That Binds to discover more about how racism and
misogyny are deeply entwined with the origins of the Radical Right —
because truth is still our greatest weapon in the fight for our
fundamental freedoms.

If Trump’s presidency has proven anything, it’s that willful ignorance is
deadly, to be sure. But the truth can only be ignored for so long. We are
the true majority. And with an understanding of the racist history of the
anti-choice movement, we are better equipped to fight back. [ [link removed] ]Pre-order
your copy of The Lie That Binds today.

Sincerely,

[6]Photo of Ilyse Hogue
Ilyse Hogue
President, NARAL Pro-Choice America


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