Boyd, Curtis Wayne
Summary: "In this deeply personal account, Dr. Curtis Boyd and Dr. Glenna Halvorson-Boyd reflect on their lives in abortion care, from the childhood experiences that shaped their paths to the Supreme Court decision that forced the closure of their Dallas clinic. Their stories begin in the 1960s, as Curtis opens a clandestine abortion practice while breaking with the beliefs of his Baptist family and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disruption Books 2024
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Summary: "Abortion has been legal for nearly fifty years in the United States, but with a new conservative majority on the Supreme Court and an emboldened opposition in the street, the threat to its existence has never been more pressing. Clinic escorts-everyday volunteers-are prepared to stand up and protect abortion access, as they have for decades, even in the face of terrorism and violence. They...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1988 RANSummary: A determined group of women, midwives, and doctors fight to increase access to abortion pills in the United States outside of a clinic setting. In 2014, Francine, a social scientist based in Los Angeles, and her partners launched Plan C to spread the word about access to abortion pills online. This is the story of the work done between 2020 and the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PLAPollitt, Katha
Summary: Forty years after the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, "abortion" is still a word that is said with outright hostility by many, despite the fact that one in three American women will have terminated at least one pregnancy by menopause. Even those who support a woman's right to an abortion often qualify their support by saying abortion is a "bad thing," an "agonizing decision," making the medical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304 POLBlair, Gabrielle Stanley
Summary: "Why abortion is a men's issue. By focusing on the role men play in unwanted pregnancy, Ejaculate Responsibly gets us out of the destructive loop centered on issues like when life begins and the injustice of legislating women's bodies and presents a powerfully fair and effective way out of the abortion impasse. Highly readable, funny, and unflinching, the book's 28 arguments walk readers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.9 BLAMatthews, Hannah
Summary: "An eye-opening, transformative, and actionable journey through radical and compassionate community abortion care and support work: what it looks like, how each and every one of us can practice and incorporate it into our daily lives, and what we can imagine and build together in a post-Roe v. Wade United States"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Paperback 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1988 MATSherman, Renee Bracey
Summary: "A galvanizing history of abortion recentering people of color to put forth a timely argument that we must liberate abortion for all"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1988 SHEKolbert, Kathryn
Summary: "While Roe v. Wade is a household name in America, few are aware of the impact of Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court's 1992 ruling that preserved but redefined and substantially limited abortion rights, especially for the most marginalized women. Casey rather than Roe has established the constitutional standards that today govern abortion in the U.S. When pundits talk about the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1988 KOLWicklund, Susan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Public Affairs 2007