The Choices We Made: Twenty-Five Women and Men Speak Out about Abortion

by Angela Bonavoglia

Book Overview

Every day in America, abortion providers and the women who need them are in danger. First published ten years ago, this collection of 25 powerful stories from contributors both famous and ordinary, privileged and poor, provides often harrowing insights into what happens when women are denied the right to choose. Testimonials from teenagers, college students, overloaded young mothers, and even a retired male Marine put a human face on one of this country's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394584635
• ISBN13: 9780394584638
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Random House (NY)
• Length: 201 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Excellet, Beautiful

Fabulous collection of stories from both women and men. The book accomplishes what it set out to do: share the stories of people affected by abortion. The stories range from tales of illegal, backroom abortions to modern day legality and technology. Beautifully written, put together, and really moving words. Will remain in the list of most influential Pro-Choice books out there.

great stories from those who've experienced abortion...

This book is a great read for background information and history on the women's right movement and abortion becoming legal in the United States. Once I started reading, I couldn't put it down. Themes about sadness and regret are very common and validating. It also discusses abortion from the man's perspective- one lost his mom! GOOOOOOOOOOOD book!

Coat Hanger Days

This is a terrific collection of first-person narratives by women who had illegal abortions in the days before Roe V Wade. Some are famous -- Whoopi Goldberg, Linda Ellerbee, Jill Clayburgh, Ursula K LeGuin, Grace Paley. Others are not. But all testify to the fear, desperation and danger that surround abortion when it is forced underground. Harsh religion, sexual ignorance, unsympathetic families, and vanishing boyfriends are recurring themes. Each woman tells her own story--vividly and naturally, without slogans or jargon. Coat hangers and death by sepsis or hemorrhage are not pro-choice propaganda -- they were realities not so long ago. I hope everyone who supports abortion rights will give this book to a friend who thinks maybe restricting abortion would be a good idea. A definite must for your local public library.