The Purity Myth

The Purity Myth (2011)

December 11th, 20110h 45min

Documentary
70%

Overview

Bestselling author Jessica Valenti places recent debates about Planned Parenthood, contraception, and the meaning of rape within the context of a larger political effort to roll back women's rights.


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