Dispatches from the Abortion Wars: The Costs of Fanaticism to Doctors, Patients, and the Rest of Us

Dispatches from the Abortion Wars: The Costs of Fanaticism to Doctors, Patients, and the Rest of UsSurprising 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

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 01/04/2011
ISBN: 9780807001288
Pages: 196
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.56w x 0.55d