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A review by lyndseyreader
Her Body, Our Laws: On the Front Lines of the Abortion War, from El Salvador to Oklahoma by Michelle Oberman
5.0
"Our mutual contempt leaves us locked in debate over the question of whether abortion should be legal. And as we've seen, that question is not serving us well. It's distracting us from the better question of how we think things will change if abortion is illegal."
Excellent and thoroughly notated history of abortion laws and what abortion bans actually accomplish. TLDR: abortion rates are not reduced and poor women unduly bear the consequences of these bans.
Oberman is upfront about her pro-choice stance but is kind and authentic in her inclusion of pro-life narratives and views. I say this as someone who used to be passionately "pro-life." I wish I could put a copy of this in everyone's hands as it seems this issue will be front and center in coming elections.
Excellent and thoroughly notated history of abortion laws and what abortion bans actually accomplish. TLDR: abortion rates are not reduced and poor women unduly bear the consequences of these bans.
Oberman is upfront about her pro-choice stance but is kind and authentic in her inclusion of pro-life narratives and views. I say this as someone who used to be passionately "pro-life." I wish I could put a copy of this in everyone's hands as it seems this issue will be front and center in coming elections.