First published 2022
Gabrielle Blair tackles the abortion debate by redirecting attention from women's bodies to male accountability in pregnancy prevention. Through 28 concise arguments, she demonstrates how current approaches unfairly burden women while men avoid responsibility. Blair presents stark fertility facts: men remain fertile constantly while women face limited windows, yet 90% of birth control options target women. She examines how cultural stigmas around male contraception persist despite their effectiveness. Men experience fertility 50 times greater than women but shoulder almost no pregnancy prevention duties. Blair dismantles common excuses about condoms reducing pleasure and vasectomies threatening masculinity. Her accessible writing combines humor with unflinching analysis of reproductive inequality. The book challenges readers to reconsider who should bear responsibility for unwanted pregnancies, building a case for shifting this burden from women to men in post-Roe America.
Genres: gender-studies, non-fiction, activism
Vibes: accessible, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: gender-roles, social-commentary
137 pages · Paperback · Workman Publishing Company