Handbook For A Post-Roe America

Adult Unfortunately nonfiction 

     I'm in a minority today--people who were adults when Roe v. Wade became the law of the land.  Barely old enough to drink, I was still very much aware of the needless suffering and death of people terminating pregnancies alone or at the hands of back alley butchers because abortion was illegal.  Now we're back where we started.  We're going to see:

*a lot more suffering and dying, especially among people of color;

*people forced to carry pregnancies to term even when the fetus is non viable or catastrophically defective; the fetus was conceived through rape, statutory rape, or incest; or carrying the pregnancy to term would endanger the health or life of the mother;

*people being imprisoned for decades for having miscarriages;

and other related tragedies.

This should be a major concern for those capable of becoming pregnant and those who love them.

     In these circumstances Robin Marty's Handbook For A Post-Roe America is a gold mine of information for:

*people needing to terminate unwanted and/or dangerous pregnancies;

*people who love and support them;

*people who want to donate money and resources to help those in need, get out to help, or influence and help shape legislation.

     The Handbook provides many actions and strategies.  It has worksheets to guide people in decision making.  It describes the language abortion opponents use to sway public opinion.  It points out the dangers of certain courses of action.  And it reminds readers of the importance of reproductive justice which is not synonymous with reproductive rights.

     Anyone who is capable of becoming pregnant, loves someone who is, or really cares about the issue and wants to make a difference should keep a copy close at hand.

In addition to three wonderfully successful pregnancies, I had three miscarriages.  The first two were self completing.  The third wasn't.  After forty days of bleeding, cramps, chills, and fatigue I had a raging infection.  A D & C was necessary to save my health and fertility.  Now people having similar experiences could end up dead or imprisoned for decades.

     Is this really the kind of nation we want to live in?

     

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