Obstacle course the everyday struggle to get an abortion in America
Cohen, David S., 1972-
Obstacle course the everyday struggle to get an abortion in America David S. Cohen and Carole Joffe - Oakland, California University of California Press 2020. - 1 online resource (281 pages)
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.
"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, activists, and volunteers, what is a legal right would be meaningless for the almost one million people per year who get abortions. There is a better way--treating abortion like any other form of health care--but the United States is a long way from that ideal"--
9780520973725
2019031073
Abortion--United States.
Abortion services--United States.
Abortion.
Health services accessibility.
Abortion, Legal
Sociological Factors
Health Services Accessibility
Electronic Books.
HQ767 / .O278 2020
Obstacle course the everyday struggle to get an abortion in America David S. Cohen and Carole Joffe - Oakland, California University of California Press 2020. - 1 online resource (281 pages)
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.
"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, activists, and volunteers, what is a legal right would be meaningless for the almost one million people per year who get abortions. There is a better way--treating abortion like any other form of health care--but the United States is a long way from that ideal"--
9780520973725
2019031073
Abortion--United States.
Abortion services--United States.
Abortion.
Health services accessibility.
Abortion, Legal
Sociological Factors
Health Services Accessibility
Electronic Books.
HQ767 / .O278 2020