Planned Parenthood Advocate

Cervical Cancer Awareness Book Reviews

The cervical cancer/HPV world needs a few more Betty Ford equivalents – people willing to carve through stigma, shame and silence and advocate for those with cervical and other HPV-related cancers in the same fearless way that the former First Lady went to bat for those with breast cancer. Oh, you can already hear the naysayers: Breast cancer is different, they might say, because it’s not caused by human sexual behavior and therefore it’s not anyone’s “fault.” What a cruel and uninformed distinction to make! And what a moral quandary we create when we point exclusively to individual behavior when assessing cancers or illnesses of any kind. Here’s a sampling of a very few books out there about HPV and the cancers it causes, written by people whose willingness to tell their personal stories, expose misinformation, explore scientific advances and address controversy is much to be admired.

Planned Parenthood has a book club!

By Karina

Web Editor

Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund

Hey everyone,

I’m excited to let you know that we now have our very own Book Club! The first book we’ll be reading is “Female Chauvinist Pigs” by Ariel Levy, an examination of the place of women in the rise of raunch culture. Questions are posed about the role models of today's society, buzzwords surrounding sexuality today, and the relationship of women with feminism from the past and feminism from today.

Come Join PPMNS volunteers and Friends to discuss this book, woman’s rights, and popular culture’s perspectve towards women. It should be a thought-provoking discussion and an awesome chance to connect with friends of PPMNS.

When: Wednesday May 26th 6:00-8:00

Where: 1200 Lagoon Ave, Mpls

RSVP: please e-mail us at volunteers@ppmns.org ASAP to let us know if you’re planning to read the book/attend the session so we can plan accordingly and communicate with you as needed.