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"I just always had this vision of me being ...well, Donna Reed, you
know. (Laughter) Donna Reed, only I never had the pearls." This
comment is one of the many recorded in this book, a study of how
women's views of television and the media relate to their personal
stance on abortion. Over four years, Andrea Press and Elizabeth
Cole watched television with women, visiting city houses, suburban
subdivisions, modern condominiums, and public housing projects.
They found that television depicts abortion as a problem for the
poor and the working classes, and that viewers invariably referred
to class when discussing abortion. Pro-life women from various
classes were unified in their rejection of materialist values. Like
the woman who identified with Donna Reed minus the pearls, this
group strongly believed that a reduced family income was worth the
sacrifice in order to stay home with children. Pro-life women also
shared a general suspicion of the media as a source of information,
turning to science instead to validate their biblically derived
worldview. Pro-choice women's beliefs, however, were divided along
class lines. Working-class women defended choice because they
viewed themselves as a group whose interests are continually
threatened by legal authorities. In contrast, middle-class women
argued for individual rights and thought abortion necessary for
those who aren't financially ready. Many middle-class pro-choice
women, the authors argue, share the same point of view as displayed
on television. This book seeks to clarify the rhetoric surrounding
the abortion debate and allows the reader to hear how ordinary
women discuss one of America's most volatile issues.
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