Champion of Choice The Life and Legacy of Women's Advocate Nafis Sadik

"Cathleen Miller's Champion of Choice is a rigorous yet eloquent account of Dr. Sadik's inspirational career, and a beautiful and long-awaited tribute to one of the greatest women's advocates of the twentieth century. The issues to which Dr. Sadik has so passionately dedicated her life are becoming only more salient as our global community strives to protect both our people and our planet, and Dr. Sadik will certainly remain an invaluable and unequaled leader in this field for years to come." Ted Turner, UN Foundation Founder and Chairman and Founder of CNN "Dr. Sadik's invaluable contribution to improving maternal and child health deserves the gratitude of millions of people around the world." Kofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize "Nafis Sadik is a great leader, one of the world's most powerful women." Carolyn Maloney, U.S. Congresswoman "Nafis Sadik is an inspiration to women and girls worldwide through her tireless commitment to women's empowerment and her understanding of the central importance of reproductive health." Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and former United Nations high commissioner for human rights "From Cairo to Washington, Nafis has been a triumphant warrior for women's rights." Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former secretary-general of the United Nations "Nafis Sadik has been an exceptional agent of change. She has the passion, stamina, and courage necessary to make a real difference for humanity." Gro H. Brundtland, former prime minister of Norway "The book follows the improbable path of the Pakistani Sadik through partition, medical school, her early work in local population control and her efforts for the U.N. Population Fund, which she directed for 13 years." Kirkus Reviews, January 2013 "Essayist and creative writing teacher Miller (Desert Flower) offers an intimate, exhaustive biography of Nafis Sadik, a woman from an upper-class Indian family who became a physician and would eventually pioneer women's health and welfare rights around the world... Interspersed with Sadik's biographical information are brief but powerful sketches about individual women's struggles to avoid traditional circumcision practices, obtain sex education about HIV/AIDS, or avoid sexual exploitation. The vignettes are interesting but they rarely have a direct tie back to Sadik, weakening what is already an information-laden book." Publishers Weekly