rbash2391's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This book was amazing and really challenged my position on reproductive justice as just being about choice. It was very informative. While the author does note the impact of reproductive legislation on members of different races, she is white, and I think there is more of a deep dive to be done specifically in how Black women have suffered in a particular way apart from the rest of the US population when it comes to reproductive health. This book is pivotal for anyone looking to explore how public policy has shaped the conversation around abortion and adoption in the US.
greeniezona's review against another edition
4.0
I can't even begin to tell you how startling I found this book. The number of topics to which I had devoted little or no thought previously. How well she documented and expressed opinions that I did have. Which is not to say that I agreed with her every point, nor that her every point was groundbreaking. Many of the arguments my sister found shocking I found reasonable (though mostly because we drew different conclusions from them). A good word to sum up this book is: eye-opening. Rather than supporting a view I already had, this book challenged me to think more about the subject. And especially to read more on the subject.
rdebner's review against another edition
4.0
I'd picked this up because of an article in the paper - that Solinger was speaking, and it mentioned the book. Having read the book, I regret that I didn't go to hear her speak, because I would have been interested to hear her take on the recent Supreme Court abortion ruling. This book was a very cogent analysis of the idea of (reproductive) choice and how it plays out according to class and race. Solinger's premise was very interesting -- that the linguistic shift from reproductive rights to reproductive choice has had far-reaching social and policy implications. She deconstructs the bogeyman of the Back Alley Abortionist as well as the cultural myth of the Welfare Queen. Very thought provoking.
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