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If Men Got Pregnant, Abortion Would be a Sacrament
其他書名
Letters
出版Tesseract Publications, 1991
主題Social Science / Women's StudiesSocial Science / Abortion & Birth Control
ISBN18776491209781877649127
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=qugpAQAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Under this provocative title, Helen Forelle has carefully condensed the responses of more than 200 women who have had abortions at some time in their lives. At the time of their abortions, they ranged in age from fifteen to forty-four. These women wrote letters expressing their physical, mental & emotional reactions to their abortions & their aftermaths. The letters were sent in response to an appeal placed in 28 national publications, asking women who had experienced abortion without adverse physical or emotional effects to share a part of their private lives on behalf of other women & women to come, & to shed more of the light of understanding on the emotionally-charged abortion issue. Among respondents were doctors, teachers, students, housewives, many of them highly educated. Their testaments are moving, compelling, candid, heart-&-mind felt, often revealing intelligence, thoughtfulness, sensitivity & depth. They provide evidence that the decision is not an easy, frivolous one, nor is the issue a simple one, black & white, with one very simple answer. To my knowledge no one has elicited direct & honest responses from a group of women about this serious, personal decision, & then presented them in readable length for the reader privileged to share these experiences. I recommend the book as an authentic record, thoughtfully compiled, & a contribution to our understanding. I salute the women for their courage in breaking the silence.