Abortion, Jessica Valenti
Abortion, Jessica Valenti
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Abortion
Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win

Author: Jessica Valenti

Narrator: Jessica Valenti

Unabridged: 5 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2024


Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In a stirring and succinct examination of post-Roe America, “one of the most successful and visible feminists of her generation” (Washington Post) takes on what’s become the country’s most resonant political issue.

A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

In her most urgent book yet, New York Times bestselling author Jessica Valenti shines a light on the conservative assault on women’s freedom, cutting through the misinformation and overwhelm to inform, engage, and enrage. From the attacks Americans know about to the ones anti-abortion lawmakers and groups are trying to hide, Valenti details the tactics and horrors that she’s been painstakingly tracking in her acclaimed newsletter, Abortion, Every Day.
 
Abortion gives voice to women’s frustration and outrage in a moment when they’re fed up with being talked over and diminished. And in an election year when abortion is dominating the national conversation, Valenti provides the language, facts, and context readers need to feel confident when talking about the attacks on their bodies and freedom.
 
Abortion is a handbook for the overwhelming majority of Americans who support abortion rights, whether they’re seasoned activists or those just starting to learn. With the wit, expertise, and blunt moral clarity that’s made her writing popular for decades, Valenti offers an essential manifesto in an urgent moment.

About Jessica Valenti

JESSICA VALENTI is a columnist for The Guardian US where she writes about gender and politics. In 2004 she founded the award-winning Feministing.com, which Columbia Journalism Review called “head and shoulders above almost any writing on women’s issues in mainstream media.”? Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Nation, and Ms. She is the author of several books, including the national bestseller Full Frontal Feminism. Jessica lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May on October 18, 2024

You know when you read a book and you can tell the author has researched their topic so deeply, pored over every case and piece of legislation, that they know it in their bones? That's this book. I have to give it to Valenti-- and she herself admits --she has lived, breathed and obsessed over U.S. a......more

Goodreads review by Moriah on August 12, 2024

I haven't (yet) read this book, but I am preemptively rating it 5 stars in an attempt to counteract the bogus and misinformed reviews left by other people who also haven't read this book. Bodily autonomy is a right, abortion is not murder, and I look forward to hearing Jessica Valenti's take on this......more

Goodreads review by Trin on October 10, 2024

This book is sharp, clear-eyed, unbelievably depressing, necessary. Valenti has obviously made this her issue; she's done her research into every aspect of this topic -- every bill currently on the docket, every legal case, every strategy by the extremist anti-abortion right. She explains all of thi......more

Goodreads review by Sofia on January 14, 2025

A solid book, but I don't think I learned much from it. It's a pretty easy and fast read and goes over a lot of the misinformation regarding abortion and abortion rights. I found that the chapter on birth control and the chapter on teens were the ones that I liked best. The author also sprinkles in......more

Goodreads review by Kate on February 16, 2025

A necessary book for our times. An important book. A book I learned a lot from. We have to stop the war on women’s bodies. Abortion is health care. Full stop.......more


Quotes

“Clarifying and incandescent affirmation of not only the importance of abortion rights but their status as a winning issue at the ballot box . . . a critical resource.”Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Clear that there is an urgent need to be specific about the consequences of anti-abortion legal decisions as they unfold across the country, [Valenti] addresses that need in this timely book.”Booklist (starred review)
 
“[Valenti] sets up women to successfully and succinctly argue for their rights and freedoms. . . . A call to action for both inexperienced and seasoned pro-choice activists.”Kirkus Reviews (starred review)