| Abortion Wars: The Fight for Reproductive Rights Contributor(s): Orr, Judith (Author) |
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ISBN: 1447339118 ISBN-13: 9781447339113 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Abortion & Birth Control - Law | Constitutional - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory |
| Dewey: 342.084 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.35 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this hard-hitting timely book Judith Orr, leading pro-choice campaigner, argues that it's time women had the right to control their fertility without the practical, legal and ideological barriers they have faced for generations. Donald Trump's presidency threatens abortion rights within the US and his global gag affects women worldwide today - 47,000 women die annually from illegal abortions. In Britain, anti-abortion campaigners attack women's rights under existing law. Elsewhere, women cross borders or buy pills online. In the US, Ireland, Poland and Latin America restrictions on abortion have provoked mass resistance, Combining analysis of statistics, popular culture and social attitudes with powerful first-hand accounts of women's experiences and a history of women's attempts to control their bodies, the author shows that despite the 1967 Abortion Act full reproductive rights in Britain are yet to be won. The book also highlights current debates over decriminalisation and argues for abortion provision fit for the 21st century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Orr, Judith: - Judith Orr has decades of experience campaigning and writing on women's rights and abortion. A native of Northern Ireland, where abortion is effectively illegal, she is an elected member of the executive committee of the UK Abortion Rights Campaign. |