Standup Girl: Take Charge of Your Unexpected Pregnancy

By Linda Shands and Becky Fraser

For young women dealing with an unexpected pregnancy, there's no doubt about it'life will change. Becky Frase has been there: as an unmarried, pregnant college student, she once had to sort out her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0867167181
• ISBN13: 9780867167184
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Servant Publications
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Good Enough to Share

This is a good book on a very sensitive issue, especially for young girls. While this book looks at abortion as an option, it offers many alternatives and discusses the pros and cons of all of them - there are no rose colored glasses, no matter what choice is made. I appreciated the authenticity of the author and her respectful treatment of each choice discussed.

Pregnancy Encouragement

This book covers a sensitive subject in a well-organized, easy-to-read and positive way. It would be helpful and encouraging for anyone affected by an unexpected pregnancy, either yourself, a friend or family member. The touching stories will bring tears to your eyes.

Young women talk about abortion

In all the hype around abortion rarely does one hear the young women involved speak for themselves. They do in this book (and at its companion website, www.standupgirl.com). From thousands of letters from young women around the world detailing abortion experiences Becky has distilled some common lessons. These are presented in chapters on exploring the various options a pregnant woman has, how to talk to parents and boyfriends, and what to expect in a pregnancy. In so doing she exposes the fallacy of "choice" as young women actually experience it, how pressured they usually find themselves to abort by the men in their lives and by their mothers. She also helps the reader see past the panic of the moment and the joy that the future can hold. This is a rare book, one anyone interested in abortion, teen pregnancy, fetal development, or the micro-sociology of abortion will find captivating.