Resources
Beyond my own personal beliefs and experiences, this project has a strong foundation in research to fully understand the complex topic of reproductive justice and abortion rights. If you would like to gain a better understanding about the history of abortion, contraception, and reproductive issues; explore its contemporary climate and the conversations surrounding it; or discover groups and organizations who you can get involved with, I encourage you to review some of the resources below.
Books
Witches, Midwives & Nurses: A History of Women Healers, by Barbra Ehrenreich & Deirdre English (1973)
Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes*, by Laurence H. Tribe (1992)
Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body, and Primitive Accumulation, by Sylvia Federici (2006)
Contraception and Abortion in Nineteenth-Century America*, by Janet Farrell Brodie (1994)
A Difficult Decision: A Compassionate Book About Abortion*, by Joy Gardner (1986)
The Means of Reproduction*, by Michelle Goldberg (2009)
May it Please the Court: Arguments on Abortion - Transcripts of Eight Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Reproductive Rights*, edited by Stephanie Guitton and Peter Irons (1990)
Women's PACS: Abortion and Election*, by Christine L. Day & Charles D. Hadley (2005)
Our Right to Choose: Toward a New Ethic of Abortion*, by Beverly Wildung Harrison (1983)
Why I Am an Abortion Doctor*, by Suzanne T. Poppema, M.D. with Mike Henderson (1996)
Dispatches from the Abortion Wars: The Costs of Fanaticism to Doctors, Patients, and the Rest of Us*, by Carole Joffe (2009)
Reproducing Persons: Issues in Feminist Bioethics*, by Laura M. Purdy (1996)
Eve's Herbs: A History of Contraception & Abortion in the West, by John M. Riddle (1999)
Contraception and Abortion from the Ancient World to the Renaissance*, by John M. Riddle (1994)
Natural Liberty: Rediscovering Self-Induced Abortion Methods, by Sage Femme Collective (2008)
Sex and the Constitution: Sex, Religion, and Law from America's Origins to the Twenty-First Century, by Geoffrey R. Stone (2017)
Bitter Fruit: Women's Experiences of Unplanned Pregnancy, Abortion & Adoption*, by Rita Townsend & Ann Perkins (1992)
Artist & Creative Projects
On Abortion, by Laia Abril
Faces of the Fight, by Wendy Woodland Kent
4000 Years of Choice, by Heather Ault
Films, TV & Documentaries
Vessel, documentary by Diana Whitten
Trapped, documentary by Dawn Porter
The Handmaid's Tale, Hulu Original Series based on the novel by Margret Atwood
Birthright: A War Story*, documentary by Civiva Tamarkin & Luchina Fisher
Stories Women Tell, HBO Documentary
Care in Chaos, Re.Wire Documentary
Articles, Blog posts & Essays
Supreme Court Leaves New Law In Place that Effectively Bans Abortion — For Now, NPR (May 2018)
Crossing the Intersection of Immigration and Reproductive Justice, by Negar Esfandiari and Maddy McKeague, National Women's Health Network (May 2018)
Planned Parenthood just had to cancel women's abortions in Arkansas, by Carter Sherman, Vice News (May 2018)
#HometoVote - and What it Means to Watch Irish Women Boarding Planes to Repeal the 8th, by Lynn Enright, The Pool (May 2018)
What is Trump's Domestic Gag Rule?, Planned Parenthood Action Fund (May 2018)
Opinion - To Save Abortion Rights, We Have to Think Beyond Roe, by Lindy West, The New York Times (April 2018)
Women of Color More Likely to Give Birth in Hospitals Where Catholic Beliefs Hinder Care, by Amy Littlefield, Re.Wire News (January 2018)
Self-Managed Abortion and Embodying the Principals of Reproductive Justice, by Marlene G. Fried & Susan Yanow, Re.Wire News (January 2018)
Not Just Serena: Monifa Bandele Explains How Hospitals Kill Black Mothers, by Evette Dionne, Bitch Media (January 2018)
Indiana Denies Abortion Clinic License Because of 'Incredibly Offensive' Reason, by Amy Littlefield, Re.Wire News (January 2018)
The Midwives' Resistance: How Native American Women are Reclaiming Birth on Their Terms, by Mary Annette Pember, Re.Wire News (January 2018)
Nearly Dying in Childbirth: Why Preventable Complications are Growing in the U.S., Katherine Ellison and Nina Martin, NPR (December 2017)
I'm a Disabled Women, Here's Why Ohio's Down Syndrome Ban Disgusts Me, Wendy Lu, Bustle (December 2017)
Anti-Abortion Crusaders: Inside the African-American Abortion Battle, PBS (December 2017)
Down Syndrome Families Divided Over Abortion Ban, Amy McCammon, NPR (December 2017)
I'm a Married Mom & I'm Getting an Abortion, by Wendy Robinson, Cafe Mom (June 2017)
Reproductive Justice, Not Just Rights, by Dorothy Rodgers, Dissent Magazine (2015)
"Pregnant? Don't Wanna be? Call Jane.", Maya Dusenbery, Feministing (December 2017)
How Can Midwives Help Queer and Trans Families Feel Safe?, Kathryn Jezer-Morton, Jezebel (July 2017)
Supreme Court Takes On Case About Free Speech And Abortion, by Bill Chappell, NPR (November 2017)
Supreme Court will consider deceptive anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centers’, by Ian Millhiser, Think Progress (November 2017)
Pregnancy can kill. No one should be forced to give birth against their will, by Jessica Valenti, Guardian (August 2017)
In today's movement toward home abortions, echoes of past cultural battles, Jesica Mendoza, Christian Science Monitor (July 2017)
Being Anti-Choice is Anti-Science, by Caroline Reilly, Bitch Media (June 2017)
Why A Pro-Life World Has A Lot of Dead Women In It, by Jennifer Wright, Harper's Bazaar (June 2017)
My Grandmother’s Desperate Choice, by Kate Daloz, The New Yorker (May 2017)
At Texas Clinic, 2 Women Explain What Changed Their Minds On Abortion, by Maya Cueva, NPR (March 2017)
7 Moms on Why They Had an Abortion, by Priscilla Blossom, Romper (January 2017)
My Second-Trimester Abortion Wasn’t a ‘Choice’ I Wanted to Make, and Politics Made It Harder, by Shelby Roberts, Re.Wire News (November 2016)
Fact Check: Was Planned Parenthood Started To 'Control' The Black Population?, by Amita Kelly, NPR (August 2015)
Todd Akin and the Second Sex, by Judith Thurman, The New Yorker (August 2012)
This Is What a World Without Reproductive Rights Would Be Like, by Suez Taylor, Marie Claire (April 2016)
New study suggests most women are confident in their decision to get an abortion, by Claire Lampen, Mic (October 2016)
Interview with Dr. Susan Robinson, One of the Last Four Doctors in America to Openly Provide Third-Trimester Abortions, by BY Jia Tolentino (September 2013)
Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards: 'We Will Not Go Without a Fight', by Tim Dickenson, Rolling Stone (January 2017)
The Eugenic Value of Birth Control Propaganda, by Margaret Sanger, Birth Control Review (October 1921)
In Deep Red America, The Rise of the Abortion Doula, by Debbie Weingarten, BRIGHT Magazine (April 2017)
I Went To Planned Parenthood And All I Got Was An Abortion, by Courtney Parker West, Huffington Post (January 2017)
Embryo Experiments Reveal Earliest Human Development, But Stir Ethical Debate, by Rob Stein, NPR (March 2017)
Here's What GOP Bill Would (And Wouldn't) Change For Women's Health Care, Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR (March 2017)
Oklahoma Lawmakers Want Men to Approve All Abortions, by Jordan Smith, The Intercept (February 2017)
6 Terrifying Facts About Life Before Roe v. Wade, by Karen Belz, Bustle (February 2017)
The Bad Old Days: Abortion in America Before Roe v. Wade, by David A. Grimes, Huffington Post (March 2015)
"Stealthing" Is Sexual Assault, Not A Sex Trend, by Lani Seelinger, Bustle (April 2017)
Donald Trump broke a lot of campaign promises, but he kept his word on abortion, by Carter Sherman, Vice News (April 2017)
Birth Control: A Letter to the Young Women of 2017, by Lindsy Van Gelder, Allure (February 2017)
I'm Pregnant. I'm A Mom. I'm Also An Abortion Provider, by Pratima Gupta, Romper (April 2017)
Madame Restell: The Abortionist of Fifth Avenue, by Karen Abbot (November 2012)
The History of Abortifacients, by Stassa Edwards, Jezebel (November 2014)
Agnotology and Exotic Abortifacients: The Cultural Production of Ignorance in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World, by Londa Schiebinger, Princeton University
Why birth control is especially critical for women in abusive relationships, by Danielle Campoamor (October 2017)
Satanist wins transfer of her abortion rights case to the Missouri Supreme Court, by Max Londberg (October 2017)
Herbs, Knots and Contraception, by Max Dashu, Surpressed Histories (2004)
The Speculum Finally Gets a Modern Redesign, by Arielle Pardes, Wired (October 2017)
Even Low-Dose Contraceptives Slightly Increase Breast Cancer Risk, by Patti Neighmond (December 2016)
Note: This page acts as a working document for me to keep track of the media and research I conduct throughout the duration of this project. Any title that has an asterisk (*) next to it means that I have not yet read/watched/listened to the resource, therefore I cannot recommend it or speak to its quality.