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 "The women who write in this volume challenge the common misconception that the Catholic Church's teachings are antiwomen and anti-sex. Rather, these women believe that it is precisely the Church's controversial teachings on abortion, sex, marriage, and contraception that bespeak the Church's love of women and reverence for sex. Recent empirical evidence reveals just how harmful breaking from these teachings has been for women, their children, and our culture over the past few decades. Indeed, the women who write these chapters argue that contrary to popular belief, following Church teachings on sex and marriage, in spite of the sometimes arduous difficulty of doing so, actually helps women to flourish-physically, emotionally, relationally, and socially."
-- from the Introduction of Women, Sex and the Church
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Read the Introduction
View the Table of Contents
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About the Contributors
Publishers Weekly Review
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| Praise for Women, Sex and the Church |
"...10 stimulating essays on just about every hot-button issue at the intersection of women's lives and the Catholic moral imagination." (Read review here)
George Weigel, Best Selling Author of Internationally acclaimed
"Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II"
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"This book takes on both the thorniest dilemmas and the best kept secrets of the Catholic Church's teachings concerning women, with thoroughness, intelligence, and honesty."
Helen Alvare, J.D.
, Associate Professor of Law,
George Mason University School of Law
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"This presentation is a tour de force-highly recommended."
Kimberly Hahn, Author of Life-Giving Love:
Embracing God's Beautiful Design for Marriage
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"[R]equired reading for every son, brother, fiancee, husband, father, seminarian, and priest. These women know something about life, and in listening to them you come away wanting to become a better man."
Rev. Paul McNellis, S.J.
, Boston College
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"As a highly readable, provocative exposition of the case for the Church's vision of sex, marriage, and sexual difference, it could not be more timely."
Mary Shivanandan, Professor of Theology,
John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at The Catholic University of America
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"A remarkable work, and a great read."
Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D.
, Director of Education,
The National Catholic Bioethics Center
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"This book, a work by Catholic feminists, fills us with hope." (Read review here)
Mgr. Antonio Grappone
, Pontifical Council for the Laity
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The Cost of "Choice"
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 "We
are now more than thirty years away from the Supreme Court case
of Roe vs Wade, yet the controversy over abortion has not
diminished. Although the "pro-choice" forces
increasingly acknowledge the central claim of the "pro-life"
side--that abortion is a morally portentous act--they continue to
insist that the well-being of women is absolutely dependent on
the legal right to abortion. The twelve essays in The Cost of
"Choice," all written by women active in the public
square, dispute this claim. These authors argue that over the
last three decades, legal abortion has had harmful effects on
women-- socially, medically, psychologically and culturally.'"
Contributors include Mary Ann Glendon and the late Elizabeth Fox Genovese. Jean Bethke Elshtain writes the Preface.
View the Table of Contents.
More
about The Cost of
"Choice". Buy it.
Read what lifelong Democrat Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
National Review Washington Editor Kate O’Beirne,
and Emmy Award winning actress, Patricia Heaton have to say.
Read Chuck Colson's review at Breakpoint,
or reader reviews on Amazon
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Endorsements
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On Pro-Life Feminism |
"Erika has become one of the intellectual leaders of the new Catholic feminism in the United States."
George Weigel, Ethics and Public Policy Center
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"She is at the very forefront of those dynamic young women who are bringing a new feminism into being."
Mary Ann Glendon, Harvard Law School
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"[O]ne of the foremost and formidable young scholars and speakers on feminism, abortion, and contemporary culture."
Clarke D. Forsythe, Americans United For Life
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"[S]poke powerfully... about the pro-life movement's authentic commitment to women."
National Review Online
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On The Spiritual Life |
"...delivered one of the most heartfelt and deeply moving talks women in the Archdiocese of Boston had ever heard. 'The Return of the Prodigal Daughter - A Love Story'...was a beautifully written and passionately delivered account of a young life in search of God... Served as an encouragement to anyone who has ever been in search of God and felt unworthy of His love and forgiveness."
Jennifer Schiller, Co-Founder, Boston Catholic Women's Conference
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"Our students have been blessed by the various talks that Erika Bachiochi has given at our retreats. They have commented on the powerful lessons they have learned from...her witness and dedication to our Catholic faith."
Sr. Olga of the Eucharist, Catholic Chaplan, Boston University
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Selected Articles
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"Women, Sexual Asymmetry & Catholic Teaching," Christian Bioethics (Oxford U), forthcoming, 2013
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"Why UN Feminists Would Want to Partner with the Holy See," Public Discourse, March 26, 2013
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"40 Years Later: Let's Get Honest About Abortion, Roe & Women's Equality," Mobilizing Ideas, March 4th, 2013 (rejoinder)
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"Symposium: Planned Parenthood v. Casey's Impact on Abortion Jurisprudence," AUL, May 2012 -- [Watch here @ 23:00]
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"The Pill is Not Good for Women," National Review Online, February 21, 2012
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"Embodied Equality: Debunking Equal Protection Arguments for Abortion Rights," Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, Summer 2011
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"40 Years Later: How to Undo the Autonomy Argument for Abortion Rights," thepublicdiscourse.com, August, 2011
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"It's Time for a Pro-Woman Defense of Controversial Catholic Teaching," Insidecatholic.com, September 2010
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"Palin, Abortion & the Feminists," Human Life Review, Winter/Spring 2009
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"Miss Americas," Touchstone Magazine, September 2008
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"The Easy Road to Heaven: Love, Sex and the Cross," Crisis Magazine, December 2006
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"Warrior for Choice," New York Post book review, February 26th, 2006
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"How Abortion Hurts Women: The Hard Proof," Crisis Magazine, June 2005
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"Whose Child-Care Crisis?" New York Post book review, January 30, 2005
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"The Abortion Debate", Washington Times, October 29, 2004
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Mini Curriculum Vitae
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Member of the Catholic Women's Forum of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the UN
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J.D., magna cum laude, Boston University School of Law, 2002
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M.A.with distinction, Theology, Boston College, 1999
Bradley Fellow at the Institute for Politics and Religion
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B.A., magna cum laude (Political Science), Middlebury College, 1996
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Participant at the Tertio Millennio Seminar (1998) and conferences held by the Acton Institute (1998), the Liberty Fund (1999) and the Institute for Justice (2000).
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Member of the Massachusetts Bar
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"Embodied Equality: Debunking Equal Protection Arguments for Abortion Rights," Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy,
Summer 2011
"Women, Sexual Asymmetry & Catholic Teaching ," Christian Bioethics (Oxford U),
forthcoming, 2013
"Symposium: Planned Parenthood v. Casey's Impact on Abortion Jurisprudence," AUL, May 2012 [@ 23:00]
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Speaking Engagements
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Upcoming
April 25th, 2013 - Visitation House Benefit, Worcester, MA
May 9th, 2013, - St. Mary's Ladies Night, Scituate Harbor, 6:30pm. Contact: christine.bill.smith@gmail.com
May 31st, 2013 - Institute on Religion, Law, Lawyer's Work, Fordham University School of Law
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Past Appearances
First Annual Boston Catholic Women's
Conference, Keynote Address
Indiana Catholic Women's Conference
Vermont Right to Life Annual Conference,
Keynote Address
University Faculty for Life Annual
Conference, Plenary Address
Harvard University
Harvard Law School (review)
Princeton University
Dartmouth College
Boston College Law School
Notre Dame Law School
Boston College
Boston University
Wellesley College
Providence College
Valparaiso University
Wheaton College
Catholic University Law School
St. Mary's College
DeSales University
The College of St. Elizabeth
The Archdiocese of Denver
American Association of Pro-life
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Legal Center for the Defense of Life
Legatus Boston
Women Affirming Life
Montrose School
Murray Hill Institute
Various Parishes
WINGS
Topics Include
On Pro-Life Feminism
The Impact of Abortion on Women
Toward an Embodied Equality (or Sexual Equality Does Not Require Abortion)
Growing Up in the Culture of "Choice"
On Church Teaching
The New Feminism
Women and the Church
The Kinship Between the Social and Sexual
Teachings
On the Spiritual Life
The Return of a Prodigal Daughter: A Love
Story (my conversion) Listen to Excerpt
A Personal Meditation on Deus Caritas Est
On Suffering
On Discernment
Contact Erika to schedule a speaking engagement: ebachiochi@yahoo.com
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TV & Radio Appearances
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Nationally Syndicated
"EWTN, Faith & Culture"
"Phyllis Schlafly Live"
"Janet Parshall's American Salem Radio"
"Daybreak USA"
"Point of View"
Listen to Erika on "Morning Bulletin"
Listen to Erika on "The Good Catholic Life"
Local Shows
“The Mark Johnson Show” WDEV (Vermont),
“The Good Catholic Life” WQOM (Boston),
“Society Under Fire” KMBH,
“Spirit Morning Show” KVSS,
“Voice for Life” Immaculate Heart Radio,
“Kresta in the Afternoon”, Ave Maria Radio,
“Lifeline w/ Craig Roberts” KFAX (Bay area),
“Christian Bookshelf”, WSHO (New Orleans),
“What's up?” KTEK (Houston),
“Bob Dutko Show”, WMUZ (Detroit),
“Jerry Bowyer Show” WPTT (Pittsburg),
“Viewpoint” WTKF (Moorehead City, NC),
“Morning Bulletin” KBUL (Billings, MT),
“Mornings with Tim and Al” KJSL(Creve Coeur, MO),
“Morning Show” WLEA (Hornell, NY),
“Small Victories” KJSL (St.Louis),
“Martha Zoller Show” WDUN (Atlanta),
“Crosstalk” WVCY (Milwaukee),
“Issues, Etc.” KFUO (St. Louis)
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