What is it about?
Understanding that democracy begins with bodily integrity can help us safeguard democracy.
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Why is it important?
Because authoritarianism often arrives in religious or moral disguise, it is less easy to recognize.
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I hope this historical comparison helps us see that bodily integrity is a human right for both men and women, and that controlling female bodies, in order to control reproduction, is the first step in undemocratic and violent regimes.
Gloria Steinem
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This page is a summary of: Hitler and the Abortion Debate, Antyajaa Indian Journal of Women and Social Change, June 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/2455632716645969.
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