Mandatory Motherhood; The True Meaning of "Right to Life"

by Garrett Hardin

Book by Garret James Hardin

136 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Garrett James Hardin was a leading and controversial ecologist from Dallas, Texas, who was most well known for his 1968 paper, The Tragedy of the Commons. He is also known for Hardin's First Law of Ecology, which states "You cannot do only one thing", and used the familiar phrase "Nice guys finish last" to sum up the "selfish gene" concept of life and evolution.

Reviews

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Important as the American Taliban continues to rise and it's desire to control women by keeping them barefoot and pregnant (and poor).

[jeffrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book - must read, and even more relevant now.

[Bec · Rating 1 out of 5]

I found it to be a cold and calculating reasoning for widespread access and use of abortion. It pushes motherhood and mothering to be a repugnant burden on the individual and on society, relieving fathers of all responsibility.
I will never read this book again.