Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now (Jacobin)

Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now (Jacobin)

An indispensable guide to building a fighting feminist movement for reproductive freedom

With an antiabortion majority on the Supreme Court and several states attempting to outlaw abortion altogether, many activists are on the defensive, hoping to hold on to reproductive rights in a few places and cases. This spirited book shows how feminism can start winning again.

Jenny Brown uncovers a century of legal abortion in the United States until 1873, recalls womenâ€™s experiences in the illegal days, and shows how the womenâ€™s liberation movement of the 1960s really won abortion rights. She draws inspiration and lessons from the radicals of Redstockings, the Army of Three, and the Jane Collective, putting together a road map for todayâ€™s organizers from the black feminist argument for reproductive justice, the successful fight to make the morning-after pill available over the counter, and the recent mass movement to repeal Irelandâ€™s abortion ban.

Brown argues that politically conservative nonprofits have been setting the agenda, emphasizing rare tragic cases and relying on the rhetoric of choice and privacy. Instead, it is time to return to the fundamental ideas that won legal abortion in the first place: Women publicly telling the full truth of their own experience, demanding repeal of all abortion restrictions, and showing how abortion and birth control are the key demands in the struggle for womenâ€™s freedom.
Country USA
Brand Verso
Manufacturer Verso
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 54990593
Color Navy
ReleaseDate 2019-10-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781788735841

Country	USA
Brand	Verso
Manufacturer	Verso
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	54990593
Color	Navy
ReleaseDate	2019-10-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781788735841

Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now (Jacobin)

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