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Surviving and Resisting Abortion Bans
by Kylie Cheung
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the horrors inflicted by abortion bans began immediately and haven't stopped.
These laws have become a tool for abusers, as pregnant people face legal harassment, reproductive coercion, and life-threatening medical trauma.
Through biting analysis, Kylie Cheung argues that these are not unintended consequences but deliberate acts of state violence against women and pregnant people within a system where certain lives are designated as expendable.
This book is for everyone coming to terms with these realities amid the ongoing, alarming rollback of our bodily autonomy.
Kylie Cheung is a Brooklyn-based journalist and the author of Survivor Injustice. Her work on reproductive rights and gender-based violence has appeared in Jezebel, Salon, Teen Vogue, and more.
"Clear-eyed and cutting, this disturbing litany of medical barbarisms calls into question the very notion that America is an advanced society, let alone a just one." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A compelling and timely examination of the state of abortion access in the United States." —Library Journal
"In this searingly personal, gripping account, Kylie Cheung explodes the conventional wisdom surrounding coercion and abortion. This book is an important new starting point for conversations about the real meaning of reproductive coercion." —Mary Ruth Ziegler, author of Roe: The History of a National Obsession
"Cheung's writing has clear eyes, sharp teeth, gorgeous rhythms, and immense power. This is an urgent, unforgettable book." —Hannah Matthews, author of You Or Someone You Love
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Kylie Cheung is a reporter at Abortion, Everyday where she reports on reproductive rights and gender-based violence, and a former staff writer at Jezebel. She is the author of Survivor Injustice: State-Sanctioned Abuse, Domestic Violence, and the Fight for Bodily Autonomy. Her work has been published in Salon, Teen Vogue, Guardian and Ms. Magazine. She lives in Brooklyn.
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