Obstacle course the everyday struggle to get an abortion in America

"This book tells the real story of abortion in America, one that captures a disturbing reality of sometimes insurmountable barriers put in front of women trying to exercise their legal rights to medical services. Without the efforts of an unheralded army of doctors, nurses, social workers, acti...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Cohen, David S., 1972- (Author), Joffe, Carole E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California University of California Press [2020]
Subjects:
Abortion > United States.
Abortion services > United States.
Abortion.
Health services accessibility.
Abortion, Legal
Sociological Factors
Health Services Accessibility
Abortion, Induced
Abortion, Criminal
Cliniques d'avortement > États-Unis.
Avortement.
Services de santé > Accessibilité.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Abortion & Birth Control
Health services accessibility
Abortion
Abortion services
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the turbulent state of abortion in America
  • Making the decision : coping with roadblocks, deception, and lies
  • Finding and getting to a clinic : hard to find, harder to reach
  • Coming up with the money : the biggest barrier
  • Getting in : chaos at the clinic door
  • Counseling at the clinic : government-mandated deceit
  • Waiting periods : logistical nightmares, potentially serious delays
  • The procedure : politics overrides medical expertise
  • An alternate vision : abortion as normal healthcare.

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