Reviews tagging 'Medical content'
You're the Only One I've Told: The Stories Behind Abortion by Meera Shah
8 reviews
shannonmmay's review
4.5
Minor: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Abortion, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infertility, and Medical trauma
yourbookishbff's review against another edition
5.0
In bringing these stories together in a single collection, Dr. Shah examines the personal, relational, familial, religious, cultural, medical and legal layers in every decision, showing us just how complex pregnancy decisions can be. We hear the stories of single people, married parents with children, nonbinary and trans people, people of color, young and not-so-young people, people seeking care hundreds - and sometimes thousands - of miles from home, people who have had multiple abortions, people who have encountered planned pregnancies with complex diagnoses and people who have encountered unplanned pregnancies and so many more. No two stories are alike, making the black-and-white legal barriers they each face all the more absurd. It is particularly eye-opening to see just how inaccessible reproductive healthcare is to the people highlighted in these stories, and this was written and published BEFORE the reversal of Roe vs. Wade. Abortion access has been steadily eroding for decades, and when you see intimately in these accounts the real people that these mostly state-led restrictions have impacted, it's heart wrenching.
Graphic: Medical trauma, Abortion, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Medical content, Miscarriage, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Racism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Child death
mckeelyshannon's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Incest, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Abortion, Transphobia, Medical content, Infertility, and Domestic abuse
lbhreads's review
4.0
Graphic: Medical content, Misogyny, and Abortion
Moderate: Racism and Sexual assault
Minor: Sexual harassment
vaniavela's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Miscarriage, and Medical content
Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, and Toxic relationship
readalongwithnat's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Abortion and Medical content
Moderate: Racism and Pregnancy
alicelalicon's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Abortion, Child death, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
mscalls's review
4.5
Graphic: Abortion, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Infertility
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship