Dispatches from the Abortion Wars
The Costs of Fanaticism to Doctors, Patients, and the Rest of Us
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Medical Law & Legislation, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&
| Author: | Carole Joffe | ISBN: | 9780807035030 |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press | Publication: | January 1, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Beacon Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Carole Joffe |
| ISBN: | 9780807035030 |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press |
| Publication: | January 1, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Beacon Press |
| Language: | English |
Surprising firsthand accounts from the front lines of abortion provision reveal the persistent cultural, political, and economic hurdles to access
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More than thirty-five years after women won the right to legal abortion, most people do not realize how inaccessible it has become. In these pages, reproductive-health researcher Carole Joffe shows how a pervasive stigma—cultivated by the religious right—operates to maintain barriers to access by shaming women and marginalizing abortion providers. Through compelling testimony from doctors, health-care workers, and patients, Joffe reports the lived experiences behind the polemics, while also offering hope for a more compassionate standard of women’s health care.
Surprising firsthand accounts from the front lines of abortion provision reveal the persistent cultural, political, and economic hurdles to access
** **
More than thirty-five years after women won the right to legal abortion, most people do not realize how inaccessible it has become. In these pages, reproductive-health researcher Carole Joffe shows how a pervasive stigma—cultivated by the religious right—operates to maintain barriers to access by shaming women and marginalizing abortion providers. Through compelling testimony from doctors, health-care workers, and patients, Joffe reports the lived experiences behind the polemics, while also offering hope for a more compassionate standard of women’s health care.
