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Reproductive Justice: An Introduction (Reproductive Justice: A New Vision for the 21st Century #1) By Loretta Ross, Rickie Solinger Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780520288201
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Published: University of California Press - March 21st, 2017

Reproductive Justice is a first-of-its-kind primer that provides a comprehensive yet succinct description of the field. Written by two legendary scholar-activists, Reproductive Justice introduces students to an intersectional analysis of race, class, and gender politics. Loretta J.


Radical Reproductive Justice: Foundation, Theory, Practice, Critique By Loretta Ross (Editor), Erika Derkas (Editor), Whitney Peoples (Editor) Cover Image
By Loretta Ross (Editor), Erika Derkas (Editor), Whitney Peoples (Editor)
$29.95
ISBN: 9781558614376
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Published: Feminist Press - November 14th, 2017

This anthology assembles two decades of work initiated by SisterSong Women of Color Health Collective, creators of the human rights-based "reproductive justice" framework to move beyond polarized pro-choice/pro-life debates.


Choice Words: Writers on Abortion By Annie Finch (Editor), Audre Lorde (Contribution by), Dorothy Parker (Contribution by) Cover Image
By Annie Finch (Editor), Audre Lorde (Contribution by), Dorothy Parker (Contribution by)
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ISBN: 9781642591484
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Published: Haymarket Books - April 7th, 2020

A landmark literary anthology of poems, stories, and essays, Choice Words collects essential voices that renew our courage in the struggle to defend reproductive rights. Twenty years in the making, the book spans continents and centuries. This collection magnifies the voices of people reclaiming the sole authorship of their abortion experiences.


Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families--and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World By Dorothy Roberts Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781541675445
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Published: Basic Books - April 5th, 2022

An award-winning scholar exposes the foundational racism of the child welfare system and calls for radical change 
 
Many believe the child welfare system protects children from abuse. But as Torn Apart uncovers, this system is designed to punish Black families.


Undue Burden: A Black, Woman Physician on Being Christian and Pro-Abortion in the Reproductive Justice Movement By Deshawn Taylor Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781642256598
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Published: Advantage Media Group - April 25th, 2023

1 in 4 people capable of giving birth will have an abortion in their lifetime.


Bodies on the Line: At the Front Lines of the Fight to Protect Abortion in America By Lauren Rankin Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781640094741
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Published: Counterpoint - April 5th, 2022

As the courts betray us and our leaders fail us, only we can keep each other safe.
 
In this powerful, empathetic look at abortion clinic escorting, “one of the most under-covered and crucial, lifesaving, rigorous forms of activism out there” (Rebecca Traister), Lauren Rankin offers real hope—and a real call to action for a post-Roe America.
 


New Handbook for a Post-Roe America: The Complete Guide to Abortion Legality, Access, and Practical Support By Robin Marty, Amanda Palmer (Foreword by) Cover Image
By Robin Marty, Amanda Palmer (Foreword by)
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ISBN: 9781644210581
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Published: Seven Stories Press - March 30th, 2021

A completely new edition of Robin Marty's bestselling manual on what to do now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned.


I Know What's Best for You By Shelly Oria (Editor), Tommy Orange (Contribution by), R. O. Kwon (Contribution by) Cover Image
By Shelly Oria (Editor), Tommy Orange (Contribution by), R. O. Kwon (Contribution by)
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ISBN: 9781952119217
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Published: McSweeney's - June 7th, 2022

Edited by Shelly Oria--author and editor of Indelible in the Hippocampus--this explosive, intersectional collection of essays, fiction, poems, plays, and more, explores the universality of human reproductive experiences, as well as their distinct individuality.


My Mom Had an Abortion By Beezus B. Murphy, Tatiana Gill (Illustrator), Shout Your Abortion (Producer) Cover Image
By Beezus B. Murphy, Tatiana Gill (Illustrator), Shout Your Abortion (Producer)
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ISBN: 9781629639130
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Published: PM Press - December 28th, 2021

My Mom Had an Abortion is a unique coming-of-age tale told by a self-described dyslexic-asexual-lesbian-feminist teenager and illustrated by body-positive comic artist Tatiana Gill. We follow our protagonist Beezus B. Murphy as she chronicles her evolving understanding of menstruation, reproduction, and abortion and finds her place in a confusing world.


Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights By Karen Blumenthal Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250820600
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Published: Square Fish - February 22nd, 2022

A riveting look at the tumultuous history of abortion rights in the United States leading up to the landmark case of Roe v. Wade, by award-winning author and journalist Karen Blumenthal.


Birthing a Movement: Midwives, Law, and the Politics of Reproductive Care By Renée Ann Cramer Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781503614499
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Published: Stanford University Press - February 16th, 2021

Rich, personal stories shed light on midwives at the frontier of women's reproductive rights.


Obstacle Course: The Everyday Struggle to Get an Abortion in America By David S. Cohen, Carole Joffe Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780520306646
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Published: University of California Press - February 18th, 2020

It seems unthinkable that citizens of one of the most powerful nations in the world must risk their lives and livelihoods in the search for access to necessary health care. And yet it is no surprise that in many places throughout the United States, getting an abortion can be a monumental challenge.


You're the Only One I've Told: The Stories Behind Abortion By Meera Shah Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781641603638
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Published: Chicago Review Press - September 1st, 2020

"Moving, multifaceted, and deeply human...as eye-opening as it is compelling” —Cecile Richards, author of Make Trouble 

At a time where reproductive rights are at risk, these vital stories of diverse individuals serve as a reminder of the importance of empathy, finding community and motivating advocacy 

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Scarlet A: The Ethics, Law, and Politics of Ordinary Abortion By Katie Watson Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780190051723
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Published: Oxford University Press, USA - September 15th, 2019

Winner of the NCTE George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language


Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now (Jacobin) By Jenny Brown Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781788735841
Published: Verso - October 1st, 2019

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.


The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service  By Laura Kaplan Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780226625324
Published: University of Chicago Press - March 13th, 2019

"In the four years before the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision, most women determined to get abortions had to subject themselves to the power of illegal, unregulated abortionists...But a Chicago woman who happened to stumble across a secret organization code-named 'Jane' had an alternative.


The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having—or Being Denied—an Abortion By Diana Greene Foster, Ph.D Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781982141578
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Published: Scribner - June 1st, 2021

“If you read only one book about democracy, The Turnaway Study should be it. Why?


The Family Roe: An American Story By Joshua Prager Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780393247718
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - September 14th, 2021

Finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
Finalist for the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
One of NPR's Best Books of 2021
A New York Times Notable Book of 2021
One of TIME's 100 Must-Read Books of 2021


Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: Women of Color and the Fight for Reproductive Justice By Zakiya Luna Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781479831296
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Published: New York University Press - September 1st, 2020

Reveals both the promise and the pitfalls associated with a human rights approach to the women of color-focused reproductive rights activism of SisterSong


Controlling Women: What We Must Do Now to Save Reproductive Freedom By Kathryn Kolbert, Julie F. Kay Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780306925634
Published: Hachette Books - July 13th, 2021

From two lawyers at the forefront of the reproductive rights movement, this fully updated book shares bold strategies meant to help restore and expand reproductive and sexual rights.

Reproductive freedom has never been in more dire straits. Roe v. Wade protected abortion rights and Planned Parenthood v. Casey unexpectedly preserved them.


Shout Your Abortion By Amelia Bonow (Editor), Emily Nokes (Editor), Lindy West (Foreword by) Cover Image
By Amelia Bonow (Editor), Emily Nokes (Editor), Lindy West (Foreword by)
$24.95
ISBN: 9781629635736
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Published: PM Press - November 1st, 2018

Following the U.S. Congress's attempts to defund Planned Parenthood, the hashtag #ShoutYourAbortion became a viral conduit for abortion storytelling, receiving extensive media coverage and positioning real human experiences at the center of America’s abortion debate for the first time.


Untold Stories: Life, Love, and Reproduction By Lucia Leandro Gimeno (Editor), Steph Herold (Editor), Kate Cockrill Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781500248512
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Published: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform - October 22nd, 2014

Untold Stories: Life, Love, and Reproduction is a collection of stories of ordinary people talking intimately and honestly about their reproductive experiences including abortion, egg donation, adoption, LGBT parenting, remaining child free, and much more.


The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades  Before Roe v. Wade By Ann Fessler Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780143038979
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Published: Penguin Books - June 26th, 2007

In this deeply moving and myth-shattering work, Ann Fessler brings out into the open for the first time the astonishing untold history of the million and a half women who surrendered children for adoption due to enormous family and social pressure in the decades before Roe v. Wade.


Natural Liberty: Rediscovering Self-Induced Abortion Methods By Sage-Femme Collective Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780964592001
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Published: Sage-Femme - October 16th, 2008

Sage-femme Collective is an anonymous group of professional researchers, herbalists, and individuals involved in the women's self-help movement. Natural Liberty is a guide for women interested in self-induced abortion methods and covers modern methods of medical abortion and menstrual extraction to alternative methods of herbs, homeopathy, acupuncture, massage, and yoga.


Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty By Dorothy Roberts Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780679758693
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Published: Vintage - December 29th, 1998

Killing the Black Body remains a rallying cry for education, awareness, and action on extending reproductive justice to all women. It is as crucial as ever, even two decades after its original publication.
 


Women of Color and the Reproductive Rights Movement By Jennifer Nelson Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780814758274
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Published: New York University Press - October 1st, 2003

While most people believe that the movement to secure voluntary reproductive control for women centered solely on abortion rights, for many women abortion was not the only, or even primary, focus.


Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood By Michele Goodwin Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781107030176
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Published: Cambridge University Press - March 12th, 2020

In Policing the Womb, Michele Goodwin explores how states abuse laws and infringe on rights to police women and their pregnancies. This book looks at the impact of these often arbitrary laws which can result in the punishment, incarceration, and humiliation of women, particularly poor women and women of color.


The Movement for Reproductive Justice: Empowering Women of Color Through Social Activism (Social Transformations in American Anthropology #5) By Patricia Zavella Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781479812707
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Published: New York University Press - May 19th, 2020

2021 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine

Shows how reproductive justice organizations' collaborative work across racial lines provides a compelling model for other groups to successfully influence change


Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight over Women’s Work By Jenny Brown Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781629636382
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Published: PM Press - April 1st, 2019

When House Speaker Paul Ryan urged U.S. women to have more children, and Ross Douthat requested “More babies, please,” they openly expressed what U.S. policymakers have been discussing for decades with greater discretion.


Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive Justice By Jael Silliman, Marlene Gerber Fried, Loretta Ross Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781608466177
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Published: Haymarket Books - May 10th, 2016

Undivided Rights captures the evolving and largely unknown activist history of women of color organizing for reproductive justice.


The Healing Choice: Your Guide to Emotional Recovery After an Abortion By Dana Dovitch, Ph.D., Candace De puy, Ph.D. Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780684831961
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Published: Touchstone - March 6th, 1997

Two psychotherapists present a supportive guide to coping with the emotional and psychological aftermath of abortion, offering a step-by-step program that combines information, reassurance, and guidance to help women begin the process of recovery.

“This is a book for any women who feels psychological pain from her abortion…this is not a book about judgment, politics, or r