Choice words : a collection of writing about abortion / edited by Louise Swinn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Swinn, Louise, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abortion--Psychological aspects.

Abortion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 pages)

Other Title:

choice words

Place of Publication:

Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2019.

©2019

Summary:

Choice Words: A collection of writing about abortion is a cri de coeur; a passionate appeal from writers, thinkers, musicians, actors, comedians, activists and political staffers, offering personal stories of abortion alongside historical records and political anecdotes. At a time when abortion is a criminal act and prosecution is a real risk in parts of Australia, this book is needed more than ever. In 2018, the world watched aghast when a Tasmanian woman lost her job at a high-profile sporting agency for tweeting the truth: even in states where abortion is legal, access can be nearly impossible. This treasury of stories highlights the sheer, unspoken commonality of abortion. Women have been dealing with the risks and the fall-out for longer than there is record. It is poignant, wise, funny and true; a salute to those who have been working in the field, a celebration of how far we've come, an electrifying caterwaul at how far we still have to go, and a clarion call to action.--Contributors include Jane Caro, Claudia Karvan, Laura Jean, Melissa Lucashenko, Emily Maguire, Tara June Winch, Michelle Law, Tony Birch, Melanie Cheng, Anne Summers, Gideon Haigh, Monica Dux, Bri Lee, Jenny Kee, and a Foreword by Tanya Plibersek. Proceeds from Choice Words will go to the charity Marie Stopes Australia, the only national, independently-accredited, not-for-profit safe abortion provider, that has helped more than 600,000 women in the past twenty years.

Contents:

Free and relieved / Claudia Karvan

Doctor Marshall / Shirley Barrett

The apple isle / Angela Williamson

Who are the abortion providers, and what does the future hold? / Caroline de Costas

Out of the shadows: abortion in Queensland / Caroline de Costas

Together we are powerful / Melissa Lucashenko

Day of / Laura Jean

I dreamed I lost my reproductive rights in my Maidenform bra / Clem Bastow

For the long haul / Meredith Burgmann

Unwed teen mum Mary / Ellena Savage

The racket / Gideon Haigh

A slice of life,1965 / Anne Summers

Given the options / Sarah Firth

A twitter thread: abortion, unwanted pregnances and irresponsble ejaculation / Gabrielle Stanley Blair

Snorkel / Brooke Davis

Choosing / Michelle Law

My silent scream / Monica Dux

How abortion set me free / Catherine Deveny

Still dancing / Jess Scully

In conversation: Jenny Kee and Grace Heifer / Louise Swinn

RU486 in Australia / Samantha Maiden

Th slutty whore from whoresville making us all look bad / Rosie Waterland

Waiting room: a villanelle / Van Badham

An absurd threshold / Bri Lee

An old story / Jane Caro

The manger / Tony Birch

From the frontline / Gina Rushton

Letter to my teenage daughter / Tara June Winch

Her history, my silence / Eleanor Limprecht

My womb is not terra nullius / Jane Gleeson-White

The abortions I have known / Emily Maguire

Provision: an interview with Dr Kamala Emanuel / Zoya Patel

Weight / Maxine Beneba Clarke

Against choice / Amy Gray

A test unlike any other / Melanie Cheng.

ISBN:

1-76087-115-X

9781760875220

9781760871154