A review by rdebner
Beggars and Choosers by Rickie Solinger

4.0

I'd picked this up because of an article in the paper - that Solinger was speaking, and it mentioned the book. Having read the book, I regret that I didn't go to hear her speak, because I would have been interested to hear her take on the recent Supreme Court abortion ruling. This book was a very cogent analysis of the idea of (reproductive) choice and how it plays out according to class and race. Solinger's premise was very interesting -- that the linguistic shift from reproductive rights to reproductive choice has had far-reaching social and policy implications. She deconstructs the bogeyman of the Back Alley Abortionist as well as the cultural myth of the Welfare Queen. Very thought provoking.