John—
If these last few months have taught us anything, it’s that anti‑choice extremists will resort to peddling any lie in their efforts to gut access to reproductive healthcare. Since March, politicians in at least 13 states have attempted to use the COVID-19 pandemic as a smokescreen to ban abortion. They’ve had the gall to claim it’s about protecting people’s health, but their continued silence in the face of a rising death toll betrays the truth: Anti-choice extremists are obsessed with restricting our freedoms — not protecting life.
The Lie That Binds reveals how deliberate and dangerous lies were baked into the origins of the Radical Right and exposes its persistent reliance on disinformation to push a historically unpopular agenda.
The Radical Right’s origin myth — that their movement was built on deeply held values rather than being a racist and sexist power grab — persists to this day. In the face of such entrenched disinformation, pre-ordering The Lie That Binds is an act of resistance, a commitment to fighting more effectively for our reproductive freedom by learning how to see through anti-choice lies.
Pre-order a copy of The Lie That Binds today to learn how these lies are formed — and spread — so that you can fight their dangerous impact.
Spoiler alert: The Radical Right has been steeped in racism and misogyny since its beginnings. Formed in the 1970s to fight school desegregation, it was completely silent on Roe v. Wade for years. But, as the movements for racial and gender equity grew, white male privilege became threatened.
Abortion offered an opportunity — an issue they could manipulate and use as the tip of the spear to frighten the majority into silence and force through an unpopular and undemocratic agenda. The truth is that the architects of the anti-choice movement were never guided by principles. They have only ever had one goal: maintaining power and control.
Read about the real history of the Radical Right so you can better understand anti-choice lies and how to combat them. Pre-order a copy of The Lie That Binds today.
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If you’ve been looking to arm yourself with the tools you need to forge a better and more equitable future in 2020 and beyond, this book delivers. Pre-order The Lie That Binds now.
Sincerely,
Ilyse Hogue
President, NARAL Pro-Choice America
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