An unprecedented, up-close look into the global self-managed
abortion movement. Â Abortion pills have made safe medication
abortion possible for millions of people around the world, even in
the most restrictive circumstances. In this timely book, Sydney
Calkin illustrates the profound, transformative promise of these
pills—which are safe, effective, and responsible for a sharp
decline in maternal mortality. Abortion Pills Go Global
demonstrates that the widespread practice of self-managed
medication abortion makes it more difficult for countries to
enforce oppressive abortion laws and less willing to do so. Â
Taking a bold and unique geographic approach, this book follows
these pills as they are manufactured and transported by feminist
activists from India to Ireland, Northern Ireland, Poland, and the
United States. Calkin shows that the growing availability of
abortion pills in places with restrictive laws means more people
have access to self-managed healthcare. Abortion Pills Go Global
looks ahead to see how the broader politics of abortion could shift
in response to this global movement—one that looks not to laws
for protection but to on-the-ground feminist mobilizations across
borders.
General
Imprint: |
University of California Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Reproductive Justice: A New Vision for the 21st Century, 7 |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Sydney Calkin
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
296 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-520-39198-7 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-520-39198-5 |
Barcode: |
9780520391987 |
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