Legislating the most intimate aspects of women 's reproductive lives , all the way to imposing transvaginal probes on them -- as states are doing across the country -- is n't shocking or obscene , because it is about taking away sexual control from women of their own bodies . Author Naomi Wolf says recent controversies reveal biased views toward women 's bodies . The Pussy Riot trial and Arab Spring protests showed women stripped of autonomy . Comment: It 's scandalous when women take ownership of their own bodies , Wolf contends .
Author Naomi Wolf says recent controversies reveal biased views toward women 's bodies . The Pussy Riot trial and Arab Spring protests showed women stripped of autonomy . Comment: It 's scandalous when women take ownership of their own bodies , Wolf contends .