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NO CHOICE

Becca Andrews

The Destruction of Roe v. Wade and the Fight to Protect a Fundamental American Right

An in-depth look at the legacy of Roe v. Wade, and on-the-ground reporting from the front lines of the battle to protect the right to choose.
The pieces started to fall In 2019 when a wave of anti-abortion laws went into effect. Georgia, Ohio, Mississippi, Louisiana and Kentucky banned abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, while Missouri banned the procedure at eight weeks. Alabama banned all abortions. The die was cast. And on June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and, abortion immediately became illegal in 22 states.

No Choice begins by shining a light on the eerie ways in which life before Roe will be mirrored in life after. The wealthy and privileged will still have access, low-income people will suffer disproportionately, and pregnancy will be heavily policed. Then, Andrews takes us to the states and communities that have been hardest-hit by the erosion of abortion rights in this country, and tells the stories of those who are most at risk from this devastating reversal of settled law. There is a glimmer of faint hope, though.

As the battle moves to state legislatures around the country, the book profiles the people who are doing groundbreaking, inspiring work to ensure safe, legal access to this fundamental part of health care.

Becca Andrews is a journalist at Mother Jones, where she writes about reproductive rights and gender. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley's School of Journalism; before attending school there, she wrote for newspapers in her home state of Tennessee.
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Published 2022-10-11 by Public Affairs

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Author's article: The Last Abortion Clinic in Knoxville Draws Patients From Hours Away. What Happens If It Disappears? ... Read more...

UK: Weidenfeld & Nicholson

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Mother Jones published an adapted essay by the author based on No Choice: Abortion Has Always Been a Part of America - Even if Alito Won't Admit It - The justice claims "this Nation's history and tradition" oppose the practice. Exactly whose history is he considering? ... Read more...