I have only read one book by Jodi Picoult. It was My Sister’s Keeper, also a movie, the fictional story of a savior sister. The book was thoughtfully written and, contrary to Kim Reynolds claiming their book bans are about pornography and sex acts, there is nothing pornographic about this book. It is a story of a family dealing with a child that has cancer and needs her sister’s kidney. It examines the issues from everyone’s point of view. That’s it. It is an excellent book and there is absolutely no reason to ban it.

Or could the banning be because the sister with the healthy kidney at age thirteen gets a lawyer and seeks medical emancipation from the parents? What, a child with rights to defy her parents in order to control her own body? Definitely would run counter to conservatives’ ideological, hierarchical grain. See George Lakoff’s conservative Moral Hierarchy.

Here is an important action alert we received from Zach Wahls and Matt Blake.

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This is Zach Wahls and Matt Blake. Last week, author Jodi Picoult sent you an email talking about the importance of public education and the ability of our kids to learn without interference from Republican politicians

Our state has traditionally been a beacon of progress and education. There’s even a classic scene in “Field of Dreams” about how book banning doesn’t belong in Iowa! The Republican wave of censorship and authoritarianism undermines our most important values. That’s why we’re fighting back with allies like the most banned author in Iowa, Jodi Picoult, and supporters like you.

Your split contribution to our campaigns will empower us to uphold the principles of free thought and robust public education. We cannot allow extremists like Brad Zaun and other Republican politicians to dictate our kids’ access to knowledge and diverse perspectives.

Your support can help us protect public education. Your contribution to our campaigns is more than a donation; it’s a pledge to stand against censorship and for the rights of every Iowan to access a broad spectrum of ideas and viewpoints.

With your support, we can turn the tide and preserve Iowa’s legacy of educational excellence and freedom.

Yours in the fight,

-Zach Wahls and Matt Blake

Matt Blake is the Democratic candidate running against Republican Senator Brad Zaun, who is Iowa’s “Book Banner in Chief,” and the GOP architect of banning books and limiting the scope of public education.

Zach Wahls is the Democratic Senator representing Coralville, North Liberty, Solon, and Iowa City in the Iowa Senate.

Paid for by the Committee to Elect Zach Wahls & Matthew Blake for Iowa