Abortion: A Personal Story a Political Choice (Hardcover)

From the author of I Hate Men a personal and political reflection on abortion rights. Discussion about abortion and associated rights are often limited to either anti-abortion or pro-choice the latter of which focuses on the importance of having the right to choose rather than on what that right means for real people. In this timely essay Pauline Harmange provides an intimate detailed account of her abortion. Reminiscent of Annie Ernaux s Happening Abortion is nuanced complex honest and precise. Harmange gives voice to the emotions reflections and contradictions that someone could experience when they choose to terminate a pregnancy. At a time in which women s reproductive rights are being called into question around the world Abortion is a clarion call a powerful personal testimony and a resolutely political vision: to restore power to our experiences all our experiences by sharing them and to transform society for the better.