Stress and the Woman's Unconscious Ass
It may be time for a rewrite ofStress and the Woman's Body. Co-authored by Dr. David Hager, a Christian gynecologist and Bush Administration appointee to the FDA's Advisory Committee for Reproductive Health Drugs, the book tells women to "ask the Holy Spirit to show you how to access his supernatural grace and strength on your worst PMS days." Hey, it's cheaper than Midol, but what about less common ailments, like waking up in the middle of the night to find your husband ass-fucking you in a "painful and threatening" manner? Are there any good Bible passages for treating that? We ask, because in a new Nation article, Linda Carruth Davis, who was married to Hager for 32 years and co-authoredStress, "alleges that between 1995 and their divorce in 2002, Hager repeatedly sodomized her without her consent." Davis also claimed her ex-husband paid her as much as $2000 for oral sex. Said Hager himself: "My official comment is that I decline to comment."— GREG BEATO
Dr. Hager's Family Values [The Nation]