Good Catholics: The Battle over Abortion in the Catholic Church, by Patricia Miller
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Good Catholics tells the story of the remarkable individuals who have engaged in a nearly fifty-year struggle to assert the moral legitimacy of a pro-choice position in the Catholic Church, as well as the concurrent efforts of the Catholic hierarchy to suppress abortion dissent and to translate Catholic doctrine on sexuality into law. Miller recounts a dramatic but largely untold history of protest and persecution, which demonstrates the profound and surprising influence that the conflict over abortion in the Catholic Church has had not only on the church but also on the very fabric of U.S. politics. Good Catholics addresses many of today’s hot-button questions about the separation of church and state, including what concessions society should make in public policy to matters of religious doctrine, such as the Catholic ban on contraception. Good Catholics is a Gold Medalist (Women’s Issues) in the 2015 IPPY awards, an award presented by the Independent Publishers Book Association to recognize excellence in independent book publishing.
Good Catholics: The Battle over Abortion in the Catholic Church, by Patricia Miller- Amazon Sales Rank: #1996129 in Books
- Published on: 2015-05-01
- Original language: English
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- Dimensions: 8.75" h x .90" w x 5.75" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 344 pages
Review "For anyone looking around in the wake of the Supreme Court's recent Hobby Lobby decision and asking, 'How did we get here?' ["Good Catholics"] provides your answer--and then some. . . . An excellent primer on the dynamic issue of religion in reproductive health issues in the US."--Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood"Conscience" (02/15/2015)"A page-turning thriller filled with courageous individuals."--Lousewies van der Laan, Vice President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe"Conscience" (02/13/2015)"A serious study instead of what could have been a partisan puff piece."--Mary E. Hunt"Women's Review of Books" (04/01/2015)"Thoroughly researched."--Jim Hinch"The Los Angeles Review of Books" (05/24/2015)
From the Inside Flap "Wonderful, original, and provocative. . . . Destined to be a critical and popular success."—Kristin Luker, author of Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood "Good Catholics traces the emergence of a strong and effective pro-choice movement in American Catholicism from the 1970s to 2012. It also documents the aggressive politicization of the Vatican and Catholic hierarchy in combating dissent on abortion and birth control among American Catholics. Patricia Miller concludes that the underlying issue in this struggle is not just abortion itself, but the deep hostility of traditional Christianity to women's sexuality and the possibility of women enjoying sex without ‘paying’ for it by pregnancy and childcare."—Rosemary Radford Ruether, Professor of Theology, Claremont School of Theology and Graduate University “A must read for all of us who are prochoice because of our faith, not despite it. We are not alone.”—Jon O'Brien, President, Catholics for Choice
About the Author Patricia Miller is a Washington, D.C.–based journalist and editor who has written extensively about the intersection of politics, sex, and religion. She was the editor of Conscience magazine, the leading journal of pro-choice Catholic thought, and was the editor in chief of the daily health care briefings for National Journal.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A Masterwork of Independent Scholarship By Achilles A page-turner, this book could be titled "Pius Politics: The U.S. Catholic Bishop's Obsession with Women's Sexuality." Not just Catholic women--everyone. Why did the Catholic church go on a 40-year crusade to make women's lives miserable? Sheesh, it'll blow your mind how far they went and who they're colluding with, and they're still at it.With finesse, Patricia Miller makes this weighty topic read like a political thriller with a fascinating cast of characters. Told through the lives and struggles of real people, the book initially shocks and reawakens you to realities and stigmas of sex without birth control and the consequences for women of all ages back in the 1950s through Roe V. Wade, all the way up to present day. These are untold, inspiring stories of courageous people who took a stand against absolute power.Very well written, fair, and nuanced, Miller comes off as a sharp, cool, objective lawyer building an impeccable case for a who-done-it. As a reader, you're in the jury; you can feel yourself seething and head nodding as she teases out hidden intentions, Matt Taibbi style. It really gets your blood boiling.Miller brings a detective novelist's knack for suspense, using extensive research to piece together 50+ years of political intrigue over the control of women's sexuality. Respected leaders, people we see in the news regularly, schemed clever ways to flair their flock's tribal passions by conflating contraception and abortion, intentionally inciting a blind rage of moral indignation to change the laws of the land. Today, a legal beachhead is in place to further erode access to contraception. Miller shows you the proof, told by insiders and whistleblowers that were outcast for their dissent. She reveals the blow-by-blow political playbook used by the leadership that really pioneered the pro-life movement. It's not who you think.We all know that abortion became a wedge issue that completely hijacked American politics. But what if abortion was really a Trojan horse to disguise more insidious intentions?Who were the men in all the backroom deals that shaped the modern politics of woman's sexuality in the United States? Who were the brave women and men who stood up against them, against great odds, and managed to stack up small victories that held their power in check? Hint: this book can be used as a playbook for women's rights advocates around the world.And very poignant for today--it brilliantly connects the dots to show how the ground was prepared for the Hobby Lobby case to be taken all the way to the Supreme Court, and win. A must-read for ex-Catholics, Catholic journalists, liberal Catholics that think their church is going nuts and anyone interested in the reach the Catholic Church has in shaping U.S. politics.
8 of 14 people found the following review helpful. A good read of the abortion and reproductive debate By E. Ramsey I usually read non-fiction, preferring books on physics and astronomy as my usual fair. I'm a keen environmentalist and often do what I can in an effort to advocate for the fragile ecology. It is with this backdrop that a friend suggested I read Patricia Miller's book "Good Catholics: The Battle over Abortion in the Catholic Church." It was based on the correct assumption that this material would help me gain insight into some of the religious and political dimensions that we face today.What I found was a book that was a thorough, informative read of the abortion and reproductive rights history to date. As someone who grew up in the 60's, when revolution was in the air, I didn't realize half of what was going on. This book goes a long way to fill in the gaps. Once, as a teenager, a friend asked why I only had one sibling and I said that thought my parents didn't want any more children so my mother was on the pill. He was Catholic, had 5 siblings and angrily put down such a notion. I suppose we all came face to face with these conflicting issues over time; Miller's book fleshes out who the players were in this contentious environment.In the 80's I was convinced that having children was not for me, and militantly expressed this to others as our moral right: over-population was the enemy destroying the planet! I was hopeful a majority would see the logic to such a practice. Miller's book details the forces that were arrayed against my naive position. She articulates how the seeds that defeated my 'Zero Population ideals' were borne. We watch as Regan 80's era anti-abortion policies blossomed into the nightmare we are living today.Knowing the stories of the both sung and unsung individuals, women and men who put themselves on the line, I am further sobered to the power of the dogmatic ideologues. Thank you Ms. Miller for weaving together pictures of this complex time. Though it is a complete review of historical facts, I would have enjoyed a little more of the re-imagining of stories as occurred in the beginning. I trust you will go on and pull more narratives from history. That will inform and further entertain us similarly.
11 of 19 people found the following review helpful. A Remarkable, Must-Read Book! By Abigail B. After reading this eye-opening and compelling book by Patricia Miller, I finally have answers to the questions most of us church-going Catholics are too afraid to ask, such as:What percentage of women, and Catholic women in particular, use birth control? (Spoiler alert: the statistics are staggering!)Why does the Catholic Church condemn contraception as vigorously as it does abortion?Are there devout Catholic priests, nuns and lay people who have a differing opinion on these reproductive issues?What is the church’s official stance on abortion in the case of rape, incest or to save the mother’s life? How is this reflected in practice, especially in Catholic hospitals which non-Catholics utilize?How have Catholic lobbying efforts impacted laws regarding reproductive rights and insurance coverage for the general public, not just Catholics?What are the political ramifications of being a Democrat and a Catholic?Far from a diatribe for or against abortion, Ms. Miller recounts with astonishing detail the high-priced battles over women’s issues between members of the Catholic hierarchy and the public-at-large. She allows us a peak inside the million dollar campaigns launched over the past decades in order to maintain Catholic influence regarding abortion and contraception laws. She offers fascinating insight into how the lobbying efforts by the Catholic hierarchy and other religious institutions influence American and international public policy, reaching far beyond the confines of its own religious members.In addition to Miller’s well-researched data, what resonated with me the most were the stories of courageous women in the church who have fought to give women agency over how, if and when they would like to start a family. Although vilified, harshly labeled and chastised, these astonishing individuals have spent decades fighting for a woman’s right to have a say in issues of motherhood. More nuanced than other feminists of their time, these Catholic women adopted a change-from-within strategy. They skillfully wove tenets of morality and theological doctrine into their campaign for women’s reproductive rights.As a Catholic mother myself, I came away grateful to these women- and men- who've chosen to fly in the face of an extremely powerful institution, declaring a basic need for women to voice an opinion about issues impacting their own bodies. Ms. Miller’s book helped me realize that what I’ve taken for granted is actually a hard-won freedom; a freedom that still needs to be protected.Good Catholics comes at an opportune time, when newly-elected Pope Francis is asking Catholics to refocus their efforts to issues like poverty, social justice and human rights. Perhaps the definition of a “good” Catholic will no longer be confined to either/or labels such as “pro-life” or “pro-choice”, but something broader, such as one who is generous, kind and empathetic to the needs of others.Thank you, Patricia Miller, for writing this book. The world certainly needs it!
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