My Body, My Choice: The Fight for Abortion Rights Contributor(s): Stevenson, Robin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1459817125 ISBN-13: 9781459817128 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Pregnancy - Young Adult Nonfiction | Girls & Women - Young Adult Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Sexuality & Pregnancy |
Dewey: 362.198 |
LCCN: 2018954165 |
Lexile Measure: 1160 |
Series: Orca Issues |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.5" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 176 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: ★"Required reading for teens of every gender."—Booklist, starred review Abortion is one of the most common of all medical procedures. But it is still stigmatized, and all too often people do not feel they can talk about their experiences. Making abortion illegal or hard to access doesn't make it any less common; it just makes it dangerous. Around the world, tens of thousands of women die from unsafe abortions every year. People who support abortion rights have been fighting hard to create a world in which the right to access safe and legal abortion services is guaranteed. The opposition to this has been intense and sometimes violent, and victories have been hard won. The long fight for abortion rights is being picked up by a new generation of courageous, creative and passionate activists. This book is about the history, and the future, of that fight. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stevenson, Robin: - Robin Stevenson is the author of more than twenty-five books for kids and teens, including The Summer We Saved the Bees and Pride Colors. The first edition of her nonfiction book Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community (2016) won a Stonewall Honor and was shortlisted for numerous other awards. Robin lives in Victoria, British Columbia. |