Abortion Pills Go Global : Reproductive Freedom Across Borders by Sydney Calkin (2023, Hardcover)
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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.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520391977
ISBN-139780520391970
eBay Product ID (ePID)16060718668
Product Key Features
Edition1
Book TitleAbortion Pills Go Global : Reproductive Freedom Across Borders
Number of Pages367 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFeminism & Feminist Theory, Women's Health, Sociology / General, Gender Studies, Abortion & Birth Control
Publication Year2023
GenreSocial Science, Health & Fitness
AuthorSydney Calkin
Book SeriesReproductive Justice: a New Vision for the 21st Century Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight19.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2023-002860
Dewey Edition23
Reviews[E]ye-opening . . . Calkin's meticulous analysis demonstrates how the technological development of these pills has led to substantial changes in the social politics of abortion around the world, due not just to their ease of use but their ease of transport. The result is an incisive look at the deeply intertwined relationship between international supply chains, local politics, underground activism, and women's rights., For feminist scholars of International Relations, this urgent book offers an insightful case-study, contributing to wider conversations about global social movements and reproductive justice.
Series Volume Number7
Dewey Decimal362.19888
Table Of ContentContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. How Indian Abortion Pills Travel the Globe 2. Abortion Pills in US Clinics and Laws 3. How to Self-Manage Abortion in America 4. The Geography of Clandestine Abortion in Poland 5. Abortion Pills in the Polish Abortion Underground 6. Irish Abortions by Plane or Pill 7. Abortion Pills and Ireland's 8th Amendment Referendum 8. From Criminalization to Decriminalization in Northern Ireland 9. Looking Forward Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisAbortion pills have made safe abortion possible for millions of people around the world, even in the most restrictive circumstances. Sydney Calkin illustrates the profound, transformative promise of these pills-which are safe, effective, and responsible for a sharp decline in maternal mortality. This timely book 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. Following these pills as they are manufactured and transported by feminist activists in nations from India to Ireland, Northern Ireland, Poland, and the United States, Calkin shows that their growing availability 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., An unprecedented, up-close look into the global self-managed abortion movement. 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. 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.