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YA nonfiction about the history & current events of abortion & reproductive justice activism worldwide, but mainly in the US & Canada. The author started writing this early in the Trump presidency as it began to look like the future of abortion rights in America was more tenuous than ever. Since it‘s geared towards teens it focuses more heavily on teen pregnancy than statistics merit, but otherwise a great resource. #BBRCTeenAngstItMakesMeAngry

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Got up at 4:30 am yesterday so I could drive an hour, volunteer for a two-hour shift at Planned Parenthood escorting patients past screaming protesters, drive an hour home — and then go to work at my full-time job. Because nearly 50 years after Roe v. Wade gave women our legal right to choose what we do with our own bodies, we STILL have to deal with strangers who think they get to make our medical decisions for us.
#ThisIsWhyIVote
#vote2020

Hoping to participate in #litsypartyofone later today, but first I need to finish my shift as a volunteer patient escort helping to ensure women (and men) have access to reproductive health care. Thinking of you all on this cold day!

For full reproductive justice to be achieved, all people, including the most marginalized, need to be able to access not just abortion services but also sex education, birth control, health care, protection from violence, support for raising children and safe housing in which to raise them.

A very timely book about the history of abortion and abortion rights and the efforts to limit women‘s reproductive rights.