Abortion: The A Word
by Mary Ann Sorrentino
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Author: Mary Ann SorrentinoEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-19
ISBN: 0977405338
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Gadd Books
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Book Review: This is a book for all women to read - young and old.
Summary: 5 Stars
I had just finished reading this gripping book and had placed it on the counter. My ninety-two year old mother who was visiting, picked it up while I was preparing dinner and read the introduction. She then remarked about how well she thought the book was written. I directed her to the personal stories in the book commenting on how riveting I found them. After reading a few she said, "These things really did happen you know. I remember my mother talking about a young woman she knew who died after having an illegal abortion." And, then my mom continued to reveal information to me about her own experiences with women she knew at work who sought to end unwanted pregnancies but had no place to go that was safe.
Having lived during a time when legal abortion was not available to women, my mom was acutely aware of the consequences of not being able to avail oneself of qualified medical personnel in such a situation.
"The A Word" reminds us all to continue the fight to keep safe and legal abortions available to all who choose to end their unwanted pregnancies through termination.
Summary of Abortion: The A Word
Unless the majority voice is heard American women are about to loose their fundamental rights. This book has the potential to motivate people to act before we lose our choices. THE A WORD is about a woman s right to choose for herself. The majority of Americans, over sixty percent, support a woman s right to choose but few women of childbearing age can remember life before Roe v. Wade, when terminating an unwanted pregnancy was a criminal offense often performed at great risk to the woman s health. People don t fully grasp the extent of the consequences: if they don t act now, the bad old days will return. THE A WORD focuses on those bad old days, and on what we can do to prevent the loss of women s hard won rights Tragedy, anguish, danger and death still occur wherever legal abortions are denied. If we do not act now to stop the attempts to end our hard won abortion rights we will have failed miserably; as individuals, as Americans, and as people who claim to celebrate and respect life. Mary Ann SorrentinoUnited States Books
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