Liberating Abortion : Renee Bracey Sherman

Claiming Our History, Sharing Our Stories, and Building the Reproductive Future We Deserve Paperback SOCIAL SCIENCE/Abortion & Birth Control A galvanizing history of abortion recentering people of color to put forth a timely argument that we must liberate abortion for all. “A gift to future generations.”—Cecile Richards, author of Make Trouble “Our storytellers meet the moment with powerful insight and testimonials.”—Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley People of color have been having abortions since the dawn of time, yet our access is continuously under attack. In Liberating Abortion, award-winning abortion activist Renee Bracey Sherman and journalist Regina Mahone illustrate the long racist history that brought us to this moment, uncover the hidden figures who set the foundation that activists and storytellers are building on today, and explain how abortion has been and remains essential to the health of our communities. Liberating Abortion will take you back to the basics of sex education, detailing the